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Annala

@annala2.bsky.social

Democrat. Pro justice and democracy. Retired teacher. Sarcasm devotee. I rarely post, but often respond.

created November 15, 2024

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Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Sigh

3/9/2025, 1:38:59 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Bumps under the eyes. Botox injections gone bad?

2/9/2025, 7:28:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Botox gone wrong?

2/9/2025, 7:20:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Talk is cheap.

2/9/2025, 2:11:16 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Hannibal Lecter gets my vote.

1/9/2025, 11:40:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

lol

1/9/2025, 11:34:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oscar&Felix (@oscar-felix.bsky.social) reposted

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31/8/2025, 3:13:10 AM | 2101 543 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

I love this!

31/8/2025, 8:50:36 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan Wuori (@danwuori.bsky.social) reposted

The way you speak to your child is the way they will learn to speak to others. And to themself. (Thread đŸ§”)

31/8/2025, 1:50:06 PM | 145 24 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture James Fallows (@jfallows.bsky.social) reposted

This firefighter arrived in the US at age 4, has been here for 19 years, was on track to legal status, and was on a crew trying to contain a major blaze (in Washington state, vs Oregon, fwiw.) h/t @joshuajfriedman.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

30/8/2025, 6:58:05 PM | 6199 2882 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dan Wuori (@danwuori.bsky.social) reposted

It never fails. After months of late night feedings and short bursts of sleep, your baby FINALLY begins sleeping through the night
 only to begin waking again. What gives? (Thread đŸ§”)

29/8/2025, 1:19:35 PM | 91 18 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Well, maybe American mental health - along with stupid gun laws.

29/8/2025, 2:34:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

All he meant was that he would lie and claim prices were low. If anyone expected it to actually happen, that’s on them.

29/8/2025, 2:32:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Crush! Kill! Destroy!

29/8/2025, 2:09:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

On to the next hellhole concentration camp.

28/8/2025, 11:10:04 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Me too- but the point is the Catholic Church often supports single issue voting. They ignore every issue except abortion.

28/8/2025, 11:02:14 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

And encourage your congregations to vote for candidates that support pro-life initiatives that go beyond just banning abortion - like gun control, food and housing assistance, healthcare, etc.

28/8/2025, 8:37:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

They shouldn’t - but they do. They have for years, and will continue to do so for years to come. Why make these statements? Talk about what you plan to do.

28/8/2025, 8:31:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Lying works for them. You’re living in a past reality that was logical. Times have changed.

28/8/2025, 8:26:11 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

LOL

28/8/2025, 8:24:38 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

I get it. But it’s the price we’ll have to pay to get things back to normal.

28/8/2025, 8:23:08 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

People have to stand up and speak out about what’s wrong. Do you expect them to agree to policies that will harm us?

28/8/2025, 8:18:58 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Guns?

28/8/2025, 3:36:42 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

He’s for sure going to try!

28/8/2025, 6:26:49 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted

Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"

25/8/2025, 4:28:55 PM | 33169 9015 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

He should never have been appointed. He ain’t getting fired. This was, and is, the plan.

28/8/2025, 6:19:18 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Harry Dunn (@libradunn1.bsky.social) reposted

Wtf!?!?!?! The audible scream i just let out. thehill.com/policy/defen...

28/8/2025, 5:05:31 AM | 1897 510 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

If he’s fired, they’ll find another lunatic to replace him. They don’t care about our health or safety.

28/8/2025, 2:52:35 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Not sure he has the same hold over Congress as Trump. At least, I hope not.

28/8/2025, 2:50:51 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

So, just surrender and give them your land and control.

28/8/2025, 2:49:16 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

He will still be president if Trump dies.

27/8/2025, 10:28:25 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

They don’t have to “follow him” if the courts give the president unlimited immunity.

27/8/2025, 10:27:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Or - he’s distracting us from a military takeover with the Epstein files.

27/8/2025, 10:23:39 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

I don’t think they’re as smart as you’re implying.

27/8/2025, 7:25:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

You think Vance will be better?

27/8/2025, 7:24:20 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Gasp

27/8/2025, 2:37:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

And I’ve loved it ever since.

27/8/2025, 1:47:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Crappy? I love their food.

27/8/2025, 1:43:15 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Any decent cabinet member would resign before groveling in such a demeaning way. They must also be nuts.

27/8/2025, 1:40:35 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

I guess he assumes he can kill anyone he wants.

27/8/2025, 1:37:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

đŸ€źđŸ€źđŸ€ź

26/8/2025, 9:55:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Maybe start with stopping the president from scamming the public.

26/8/2025, 9:53:28 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted

Trump on deploying the National Guard to Chicago: "I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the president of the United States."

26/8/2025, 7:25:32 PM | 5704 2307 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Just a wild guess that they’re going to say vaccines.

26/8/2025, 9:16:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Except for bringing down prices, he’s doing exactly what he promised-and we knew the promised tariffs would bring prices up.

26/8/2025, 2:52:20 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Then he gave him a note to pass to Kim Jong Un saying, Do you love me? Check yes or no.

26/8/2025, 4:25:28 AM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

It looks like we don’t.

26/8/2025, 3:07:08 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social)

Well said.

25/8/2025, 11:03:11 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

2L drinks

25/8/2025, 10:16:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) reposted

Bolton speaks! “Trump’s Ukraine policy is no more coherent today than last Friday when his administration executed search warrants against my home and office
Trump’s negotiations may be in their last throes, along with his Nobel Peace Prize campaign.” www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/belt...

25/8/2025, 9:15:11 PM | 693 147 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

I can barely stomach watching these clips. Whatever Aaron Ruper’s income is, it can’t be enough to have to endure the Chinese water torture that is Trump.

25/8/2025, 8:49:27 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Vance is just as bad or worse.

25/8/2025, 5:34:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

He told us. She reminded us of what he said.

25/8/2025, 2:13:45 AM | 11 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Adam Schwarz (@adamjschwarz.bsky.social) reposted

Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally: "Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."

24/8/2025, 5:26:55 PM | 5633 2039 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) (@axidentaliberal.bsky.social) reposted

You don’t really think of AI as being bad for the environment After all, it’s only computers. How could that possibly be so bad But the truth is, it’s VERY harmful

24/8/2025, 11:27:50 PM | 325 165 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

And don’t forget the birds!

24/8/2025, 8:42:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rolling Stone (@rollingstone.com) reposted

Rep. Jim Jordan, the congressman accused of covering up a university doctor’s sexual misconduct against Ohio State wrestlers while Jordan was an assistant coach, said he believes convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. Watch/Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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24/8/2025, 8:25:23 PM | 658 227 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

LOL. it started with that nitpicky Russian invasion.

24/8/2025, 2:52:10 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

He doesn’t just “think” he can use the power of his office to run vendetta. He IS doing it, and the Republican Congress will not bat an eye.

24/8/2025, 4:39:12 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kathleen Bachynski (@bachynski.bsky.social) reposted

“Jimenez Rosa, a legal permanent resident and mother of four U.S. citizens, was detained over what her lawyer believes was a decades-old, personal-use marijuana charge, which is no longer a crime in Massachusetts today
 “I was just like, ‘Girls, we might never see your mother again in this country’”

24/8/2025, 2:13:13 AM | 3381 1634 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

And neither did I - despite what everyone involved at Ohio State claims!

24/8/2025, 1:42:44 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Not sure that matters anymore.

24/8/2025, 1:39:49 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

His attacks on Trump are useful for now. Doesn’t mean we will nominate him for president. Even if we do, he’s 1000x better than Trump on most issues.

24/8/2025, 1:37:48 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Unless former GOP voters change their minds before the midterms.

23/8/2025, 9:43:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) (@axidentaliberal.bsky.social) reposted

The dress rehearsal is over Trump's military takeover of America has begun

23/8/2025, 1:48:02 PM | 120 70 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Just a support pillar - with weapons. What could go wrong?

23/8/2025, 2:58:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rolling Stone (@rollingstone.com) reposted

Trump’s ICE appears to be using Coast Guard planes constantly now to move immigrants, as part of his mass deportation campaign. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

23/8/2025, 1:58:24 PM | 168 78 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jon Steinman (@jonsteinman.bsky.social) reposted

State capacity dedicated to helping humans survive & thrive now serves ethnic cleansing and propaganda. The CDC, Park Service, USAID to the armed services, the entire govt is being weaponized against our communities and there’s still no serious talk about general strikes We can’t wait for midterms

23/8/2025, 2:24:16 PM | 2 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Too little too late Joe. The damage you’ve done will take decades to repair- if we ever get the chance.

23/8/2025, 2:45:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

And instigate a police state at the same time.

23/8/2025, 4:32:09 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

And all it took was an unframed 5x7.

23/8/2025, 4:12:18 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted

SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov on fascism in đŸ‡ș🇾 : “There is not safety in keeping your head down
 People who oppose public policy decisions but are too afraid of retribution from their government to speak their mind should send a chill down all of our spines.”

23/8/2025, 3:41:28 AM | 9944 3567 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture CNN (@cnn.com) reposted

President Donald Trump announced he’s directing his administration to investigate imports of furniture into the United States that will lead to higher tariffs by October. https://cnn.it/41g4loj

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23/8/2025, 1:01:02 AM | 84 47 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes.bsky.social) reposted

They're going to spike everyone's energy prices. Your energy prices are going up and it's Trump's fault. Plain as day.

23/8/2025, 1:13:56 AM | 3472 842 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

And then Comer can cover up anything that refers to Trump.

23/8/2025, 2:29:25 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

I heard he has a gang tattoo under the makeup. Lots of people are saying it.

23/8/2025, 2:26:37 AM | 13 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jessica Tarlov (@jessicatarlov.bsky.social) reposted

Republicans say the Biden Administration weaponized the DOJ, but there's no one Democrats dislike more than Attorney General Merrick Garland. Whether or not Bolton is charged, what's happening right now is the definition of weaponization. Just listen to how JD Vance talks about the investigation.

22/8/2025, 10:27:55 PM | 775 169 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

And the GOP house and senate shrug their shoulders.

22/8/2025, 10:30:05 PM | 14 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture VoteVets (@votevets.org) reposted

"Military commanders have coordinated with police officials, balancing the unusual directive to deploy Troops on domestic soil with President Donald Trump’s desire to involve the military in a federal crackdown on crime." MORE: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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22/8/2025, 6:27:55 PM | 82 52 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Reminder: After he refused multiple requests to return classified documents. Can’t remember how many boxes they recovered - lots!

22/8/2025, 7:55:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture George Conway 👊đŸ‡șđŸ‡žđŸ”„ (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted

22/8/2025, 6:41:47 PM | 1409 364 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Lincoln Project (@lincolnproject.us) reposted

We all know whose side he's on.

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22/8/2025, 6:42:53 PM | 2984 761 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

And you do not have a small penis.

22/8/2025, 7:47:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) reposted

The Ghislaine Maxwell interview with Trump lawyer Todd Blanche is an example of a child molester vouching for Trump's good character.

22/8/2025, 7:10:16 PM | 264 87 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) reposted

(AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iran nuclear sites from U.S. strikes angered President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the decision. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/pent...

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22/8/2025, 7:28:28 PM | 687 318 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted

Every tyrant in history has sought to stifle criticism of himself and his regime. But America was founded on criticism. American democracy was built on dissent. Every institution, group, firm, or individual that surrenders to Trump’s wanton tyranny invites more of it.

22/8/2025, 7:31:10 PM | 4721 1228 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

What are the charges against Bolton?

22/8/2025, 5:41:50 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social)

More lies from the king of liars

22/8/2025, 5:13:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted

Alina Habba says the federal judges should "just be doing their job -- respecting the president"

22/8/2025, 1:37:15 AM | 2459 567 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted

Habba: We will not fall to rogue judges, we will not fall to people trying to be political when they should just be doing their job: respecting the president.

22/8/2025, 1:38:16 AM | 1189 265 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted

Q: “There was a nonpartisan CBO report showing the bottom 10% lose $1,200 a year while the top 10% add about $13,000. Can you justify that to the poorest Americans?” JD VANCE: “The CBO puts out reports that are atrocious.” (Translation: no, he can’t) #TrumpsTrillionsTransfer

21/8/2025, 8:43:49 PM | 865 275 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted

“Do you really want government officials getting involved in cultural institutions, determining the content?” @GillianHTurner out here making actual sense on Fox News — better hope the whitewasher-in-chief wasn’t watching 😬

21/8/2025, 8:54:31 PM | 4142 989 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Progress would start with not being afraid to admit to the severity of past mistakes.

21/8/2025, 2:50:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jessica Tarlov (@jessicatarlov.bsky.social) reposted

The American people did not elect Donald Trump to become the curator of the Smithsonian - they elected him to lower costs. We have to talk about the horrors of slavery for what they are. They already tried this with the Florida curriculum that taught the ‘benefits’ of slavery for black people.

21/8/2025, 2:36:59 PM | 1249 281 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jeremy Schulman (@jeremyschulman.bsky.social) reposted

It's extremely weird that these folks are claiming to be under the impression that the Smithsonian museums don't already "talk about hope and progress."

21/8/2025, 2:42:06 PM | 28 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social)

Dan Wuori’s posts are always informative and interesting.

21/8/2025, 1:00:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Tim O’Brien (@timobrien.bsky.social) reposted

"Thousands of critical employees — including scientists and front-line health staff — have been pushed out, raising questions about how the agencies will continue their vital work." projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...

21/8/2025, 12:17:07 PM | 73 26 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Annala (@annala2.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you for providing the much needed explanation.

21/8/2025, 4:50:58 AM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted

ICYMI — TRUMP: “The conflict between Aber-baijan and Albania was going on for 35 years. I got that one settled.” He meant Azerbaijan and Armenia. Can’t wait for @jaketapper’s book about this.

21/8/2025, 4:12:37 AM | 2892 685 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted

Dems support fair, independent districting. Why don’t Republicans? For the same reason they want to ban mail-in ballots, and make it harder to regain your voting rights, and on and on. They have made voter suppression an art form. They want minority rule. đŸ‡ș🇾

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