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@mel221.bsky.social

Teacher, mom, reader, fierce LGBTQ+ advocate. Lover of whiskey, wine, trees, mountains, and movies where tenacious journalists save the day. Novice bread baker and houseplant keeper.

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Seems πŸ’― accurate.

04.02.2026 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4183    πŸ” 1093    πŸ’¬ 94    πŸ“Œ 42

Omg. I just checked this out, thinking, β€œSurely he didn’t actually say that…” πŸ€¦πŸ½β€β™€οΈ Wth? And his followers eat it up with some sort of indignant pride.

19.09.2025 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
22.08.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3155    πŸ” 527    πŸ’¬ 301    πŸ“Œ 47
Cynthia Olivera is a Canadian who’s been living in the US since she was 10

She’s in ICE custody, after being grabbed at her green card interview.

The 45 year old wife & mother has been moved between facilities while her husband begs ICE to let her get on a plane to Canada. 🧡

They’re willing to pay. She’s willing to leave. But she can’t escape. 

This is why we call them concentration camps. 

There’s no due process. Some people go in and never come out.

Cynthia Olivera is a Canadian who’s been living in the US since she was 10 She’s in ICE custody, after being grabbed at her green card interview. The 45 year old wife & mother has been moved between facilities while her husband begs ICE to let her get on a plane to Canada. 🧡 They’re willing to pay. She’s willing to leave. But she can’t escape. This is why we call them concentration camps. There’s no due process. Some people go in and never come out.

Reports that a Canadian citizen who has resided in the US since age 10 was abducted at a green card interview.

Her husband is begging ICE to let him fly her back to Canada and they refuse to release her.

07.07.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 15319    πŸ” 6073    πŸ’¬ 513    πŸ“Œ 445

There is still time to stop this. They are vulnerable. Light up their phone lines.

Start with the reps on this list in your state. Share this graphic with friends and family, and tell them to get on the phone ASAP too.

Voting starts at 9am ET today.

02.07.2025 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 351    πŸ” 209    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 8
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Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.

02.07.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 12468    πŸ” 4047    πŸ’¬ 909    πŸ“Œ 645
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Dear Joe Rogan, Kash Patel played you On Rogan's show, the FBI director spun a false narrative of the Trump-Russia scandal.

NEW: In an open letter to Joe Rogan, I explain how he got played by FBI director Kash Patel, when Patel was recently on his show. I hope Rogan gets a chance to read it and do his own research. Please pass this onβ€”especially to Rogan fans you know.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

30.06.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2506    πŸ” 849    πŸ’¬ 145    πŸ“Œ 53

"I had heard you were trained in the law, so I had expected that maybe you would try to uphold it"

09.05.2025 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1326    πŸ” 245    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 6
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The disrespect for Congress and the law is glaring - and for our nation a threat to our public safety.

08.05.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 8744    πŸ” 2744    πŸ’¬ 932    πŸ“Œ 292
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staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch

🧒 @trumpfile.org

08.05.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 31397    πŸ” 10818    πŸ’¬ 1362    πŸ“Œ 1365
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ICE Invades Wrong Home, Steals Their Life Savings, and Then Leaves A woman says armed federal agents stole from her family and left their home trashed. β€œI know it was a little rough this morning,” one of them later told her.

Armed federal immigration agents raided the wrong home: forcing them outside in their underwear, ransacking the house, and taking the family’s belongings as β€œevidence.”

02.05.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 193    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 17

I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points

29.04.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 10518    πŸ” 4556    πŸ’¬ 149    πŸ“Œ 215
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Mark Carpenter in The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz From Liz Cheney. THIS is the practical, hands-on stuff I've needed to hear. Like her or not, we're now on the same side and this woman knows what she's talking about. She suggests actionable steps s...

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18.04.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donald Trump has made himselfβ€”and by extension, usβ€”the laughing stock of the world.

12.04.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 8434    πŸ” 1808    πŸ’¬ 341    πŸ“Œ 74

Looking to do more with your dollars while spending less for better quality? I highly recommend Etsy’s β€œinsider” program. You get free shipping from a majority of sellers for a year, for $30 or so. Some of the best money I’ve spent in a long time.

06.04.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Entire Staff Is Fired at LIHEAP The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps to offset high utility bills for roughly 6.2 million people nationwide.

Entire Staff Is Fired at Office That Helps Poorer Americans Pay for Heating www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/c...

04.04.2025 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2718    πŸ” 1219    πŸ’¬ 133    πŸ“Œ 119

β€œMusk’s DOGE now has access to your personal Social Security data. There is no way to overstate how serious a breach this is.”
@socialsecurityworks.org

β€œIt’s all about the money, and what they’re stealing, and for whom.”
@ecmclaughlin.bsky.social

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18.02.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 991    πŸ” 374    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 9
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Never in my decade of filing FOIA requests have I gotten a response like this. Customs and Border Protection denies my request, saying "Due to law enforcement sensitivities we can neither confirm nor deny the existence of records." No exemption cited, no name of who wrote this.

03.04.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7702    πŸ” 2177    πŸ’¬ 301    πŸ“Œ 140

If it’s a Cabinet position, though, who would run it? Someone inept who’s told to oversee its destruction.

25.03.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is what is needed. Hard to believe anyone thinks anyone will respond favorably to the no-principals coward path.

25.03.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 486    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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NONE of this is normal

22.03.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 26043    πŸ” 7710    πŸ’¬ 1738    πŸ“Œ 896

Former FBI agent John Buma, a whistleblower who accused the bureau of suppressing his investigative work on topics including Rudy Guiliani's ties to suspected Russian agents, was arrested yesterday in New York and charged with disclosure of confidential information, per an FBI spokesperson.

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We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!

17.03.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 82352    πŸ” 14926    πŸ’¬ 1247    πŸ“Œ 667
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Dismantling the Department of Education has nothing to do with improving outcomes for our kids, it’s simply about taking away resources from our public schools.

12.03.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 47703    πŸ” 11576    πŸ’¬ 1133    πŸ“Œ 500

So good. Just run this on loop @democrats.org.

13.03.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4351    πŸ” 949    πŸ’¬ 116    πŸ“Œ 52

Republicans seem to have completely forgotten about the first amendment

12.03.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 12693    πŸ” 2813    πŸ’¬ 1232    πŸ“Œ 221
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Robert Morris, former Texas megachurch pastor and Trump adviser, indicted for child sex crimes Morris is a former spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump, and Gateway β€” one of the nation’s largest megachurches β€” has been particularly active in Dallas-area GOP politics.

Every. Accusation. Is. A. Confession.

13.03.2025 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6133    πŸ” 1483    πŸ’¬ 197    πŸ“Œ 104
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Six weeks…

12.03.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1450    πŸ” 420    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 24

Habitat for Humanity.

For fucks sake.

12.03.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4057    πŸ” 1510    πŸ’¬ 509    πŸ“Œ 143

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