Karen Wickersham

Karen Wickersham

@kwickers.bsky.social

Blue dot in red state Montana. Defender of democracy. Retired US Forest Service. Mom, Wife, Gramma. Nonprofit ED. We aren’t helpless. We must sing the truth and name the liars.

124 Followers 171 Following 103 Posts Joined Nov 2024
1 week ago

MT Senator Steve Daines out. MT Congressman Ryan Zinke out. Both #runningscared
#sethformontana
#samformontana
#mt01

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31 US House seats are flippable and Western Montana MT 01 is one of those. Zinke is out. Sam Forstag is the candidate that can flip this seat and help Dems win back the US House. He needs our help to win the primary. Then onto winning this seat!

#samformt #MT01 #samformontana #samforstag

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The U.S. Released the Epstein Files. The Arrests Are Overseas.

This article should have made the basic point that other countries are governed by the rule of law. It’s not about “eagerness” to prosecute and it’s not a puzzle. It’s a marker of a deep US problem.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/w...

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3 weeks ago
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Does that seem fair to you?

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3 weeks ago
Opinion: Sam Forstag (NCSB-22): The Leader We Need by Conor Hogan (North Cascades ’21) - National Smokejumper Association This past decade has forced every American to reckon with profound doubts about the resilience of our democracy. As our nation grows increasingly divided…

Sam Forstag is on 🔥! He is the candidate that can beat MAGA Ryan Zinke for US House seat MT 01. It’s flippable and Sam can do it if enough of Western Montana vote on 6/2 and get him out of the 4 way primary. #MT01 #samformontana

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3 weeks ago
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Diversity Is Our Strength This morning, Elon Musk – the world's richest man and a key ally to the president of the United States – posted the content below to the white nationalist chat room and CSAM emporium he owns There's ...

Elon's racist little post made me mad enough to write about it at CAMPAIGN TRAILS.

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1 month ago
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The unraveling begins. Let’s hope Catholic MAGAs take note.

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1 month ago

There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
A-telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down

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AOC: "How rich is it that she is saying showing up to the scene of a protest with a legally owned weapon should be grounds for a person's death, execution at the hands of the state, by the same party and administration that praises Kyle Rittenhouse."

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The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset ...

"Pretti was a U.S. citizen, born in Illinois. Like Good, court records showed he had no criminal record and his family said he had never had any interactions with law enforcement beyond a couple of traffic tickets."

{gift link} wapo.st/3LxWTQV

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1 month ago

One problem that Americans have to get past is that this *is* who they are.

It’s not an aberration - this is what the US society is.

All that time kidding yourself about being the greatest nation on earth you have been murdering your own citizens and those in other countries.

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Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."

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1 month ago

Murder. Believe your eyes - not their lies. He went to help the woman and was murdered by ICE agents. US Citizen. 37 year old ER Nurse.

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1 month ago

Well worth a watch.

Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.

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1 month ago
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Ende Gelände : Here and No Further The need to break with liberal establishment and against Gavin Newsom.

Wow! Another good one from this writer. Thoughtful and informative. If you haven’t followed him yet on Substack, I hope you do now! The Thorn - highlighting socialist youth perspective.

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1 month ago

The average ICE agent makes $100k a year, in some cases without a high school diploma, to roam our streets lawlessly terrorizing people. Meanwhile, law abiding American citizens are trying to figure out how they pay for healthcare and groceries at the same time.

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1 month ago
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Like I told the Bozeman Daily Chronicle - Ryan Zinke should be scared. He stood back and let his party bosses gut our public land agencies. If he’s going to come after my coworkers’ jobs, I’m going to take his.

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1 month ago

Pew Research Institute (2023):

• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants

• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants

• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.

And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."

It's *not* about immigration.

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2 months ago
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If Trump regrets not using the military to steal the 2020 election, does anyone really think he won't do it in 2026?

We need a pro-democracy movement that is prepared to protect free and fair elections. I'll have more thoughts on this tomorrow. Subscribe to Democracy Docket now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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2 months ago

Identify this man. Make him famous.

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2 months ago
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Donate to Sam Forstag Show your support with a contribution.

My opponent, Ryan Zinke, has billionaires and corporations behind him, but I’m not accepting a dime of corporate PAC money in this campaign. Pitch in today to show that it’s time for a new generation of leadership in Congress:

samformontana.com/donate

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Hey y’all - thanks for all the support today. Head over to samformontana.com now to chip in and sign up to volunteer with our campaign.

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2 months ago

Sam Forstag for US House gives me HOPE! #samforstag
#mt01

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2 months ago

Call them. Not because republicans will change. But because they need to know we are all still here - and we aren’t going away.

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2 months ago
“The President of the United States just overthrew a foreign ruler and explained to the American people that this is about taking control of the oil reserves of a foreign nation. He said that the U.S. will “run the country” until a proper transition can take place and went right into how U.S. oil companies will benefit from this takeover. He doesn’t understand the risks and costs involved with these poorly thought-out decisions that don’t make Americans any safer today than they were yesterday.  

  
“Nicolás Maduro is a brutal, illegitimate dictator who deserves to face justice. I want the people of Venezuela to be free to choose their own future, but if we learned anything from the Iraq war, it’s that dropping bombs or toppling a leader doesn’t guarantee democracy, stability, or make Americans safer. More often, it leads to chaos or drags the U.S. into a war and lengthy occupation. I don’t trust that this administration has a plan, timeline, or price tag for what comes next. 
  
“Over the past year, Trump’s foreign policy has been reckless, chaotic, self-serving, and unconstitutional. Congress should vote this week to reassert its authority on behalf of the American people before he oversteps again. I also want to recognize the professionalism and skill of the American service members involved in this operation. While I don’t agree with the administration’s justification for this, I’m thankful that no service members were killed or seriously injured.”

Mark Kelly puts out a statement saying "The President of the United States just overthrew a foreign ruler and explained to the American people that this is about taking control of the oil reserves of a foreign nation." This is probably the strongest statement alongside Gallego's I've read.

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2 months ago

Unclear why they’re at the Marriott lobby check in for a pyramid scheme talk but ok

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2 months ago

MAGA republicans will try to ignore and then later spin. But I am glad it is out there for us non cult members on earth one. Jack Smith is a hero.

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2 months ago

First it was "we have to blow up dozens of people on boats because of fetnanyl." But obviously it wasn't fentanyl being trafficked so then: narco terrorists are shipping cocaine! But then Wiles tells a reporter it's all about regime change and today it's bc US oil companies got kicked out in 2007?

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2 months ago
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Blackout.

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2 months ago
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He is a pig. No compassion. No empathy. Who are we, America, that this narcissistic felon holds the highest office in our country?

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