Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
My sincere empathy to you. It’s awful but beautiful for your pet. 💕
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view profile on Bluesky Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
My sincere empathy to you. It’s awful but beautiful for your pet. 💕
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
We should turn that 200million ballroom into a museum of the shame this administration has brought on this country. So no President will ever forget what happened in our country, you have to live with it like the country does.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Uhhh right out of the gate, RFK jr. is and elected official who is supposed to have qualifications to lead that and Michelle Obama was the First Lady. I don’t see how the comparison is fair to Michelle and frankly smacks of racism, comparing an irresponsibly voted in white man to the First Lady.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
This is a friggen wild time to be an American and alive. Holy hell.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
This is f*cking terrifying, inaccurate and dangerous. This is what happens when you can post anything on the internet.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m heartbroken for the victims and their families.
Roger ZenAF (@rogerzenaf.bsky.social) reposted
It took cops three hours to finally go into the Pulse nightclub the night of the shooting. If you wander near a crosswalk in Florida with a piece of chalk right now you'll have four cops on you in under five seconds.🤷♂️
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
This is absolutely true, if you didn’t know it, you do now. Unions are a cornerstone of American rights.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
Uhh, rural, elder millennial here. Were you guys really “dating” virtually?
The Salt Lake Tribune (@sltrib.com) reposted
“If Utahns want their voices to actually mean something this time,” writes The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board, “they should speak up a lot louder.”
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
SIGNS OF FASCISM 🪧
💉Josh Rubin, MD 🩺 (@drsandman11.medsky.social) reposted
Dearest Martha, The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover. Yours in glaze,
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
This is how it looks, I don’t wanna be in your book club. Abortion is healthcare. It’s the gun’s.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
Golf ruins everything.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Lots of dancing and happy tears.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
This is so disgusting and violating. Using the likeness of these women to create something that isn’t real sets a dangerous precedent that is not reality based. This makes me ill.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
Sooooo how do we find out if it’s true? Bet there’s a run on champagne!
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
This is fantastic.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
My plan is to see what actually plays out for the midterms. If they are truly stolen, which I suspect will happen, time to leave. This assumes nothing happens that makes me leave before then.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
In a Burger King crown, sure.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
This is the kind of “prayer” that they did at New Life Church when I was in HS. It was indoctrinating and looking back I feel so ashamed for not thinking for myself. I feel strong contempt towards this now. This brand of “religion” is a plague to equality and democracy.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
Remember Caroline Kennedy pleading not to make RFK jr. health secretary? I do.
Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist (@drandrealove.bsky.social) reposted
Hi, immunologist here: (a scientist who studies immune & inflammatory processes) RFK Jr is talking absolute bullshit when he says he can “see in kids faces that they have inflammation” That’s NOT how immunology works. He is an anti-science profiteer. Start calling him such.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
I think about staying in this country to live the life I hoped to live with the very real thought that I will die because of something this administration does directly or indirectly, all the time. This is madness.
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
Pay attention. Your family’s safety is on the line.
Barack Obama (@barackobama.bsky.social) reposted
Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond. Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around. Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
Racism is a plague, a tragedy that white people are instrumental in identifying, apologizing and paying reparations for the generational damage we have caused. I understand that I will never fully understand the complete damage of racism but I want to change the course of history for good.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Beautiful Jon! Thanks for sharing!
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
While I am definitely not advocating for ignorance, which is clearly abundant, I would argue that one doesn’t even need to know a little history to understand that this administration is an absolute disgrace to America.
Anthony Michael Kreis (@anthonymkreis.bsky.social) reposted
We are in very dark times. It’ll take an entire political/social movement, an overwhelming rebuke at the polls, and a new vision of governance to unstick this country from whatever this collapse is.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
Nothing makes sense any more. Everything is us vs. them and it’s absolutely miserable. What a miserable fight this is.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Gah, right? Get a room, Jesus.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s honestly nice to have something nice and happy to think about.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
To retirement?
Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) reposted
“As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to consumerism, or hatred of the vulnerable – then the powerful can do as they please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome.” Noam Chomsky
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
Oh my gosh! I just saw about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. I’m so happy for them!!
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
So what the fuck are we doing to stop it?
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
I hear it’s time for pumpkin spiced fascism.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
New Dicktater, who dis?
Hillary Rodham Clinton (@hillaryclinton.bsky.social) reposted
This is how you stand up to bullies and aspiring tyrants.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Rachel Maddow reacts to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's speech…. "Shoot that right into my veins!": Maddow on IL Gov. Pritzker's speech
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Man you summarized this so well. I keep thinking I want the life I planned for myself and I want to fight for my country and also, do I live through the next few years? I have no answers only fear and grit as I turn into someone I recognize less each day.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
If it makes you feel like a big man to detain humans and fire black women, what a small small pathetic excuse for a human you must be. These people aren’t threatening you, they deserve the right to exist in our country with out this bullshit. Racists are so very small hopelessly pathetic.
More Perfect Union (@moreperfectunion.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: Workers at Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks just won their union elections. They are the first national parks to unionize in several years.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
Let’s say you can half of the terrible things Trump has done and been accused of. He is still the most corrupt and dishonest president we have ever had. I can’t believe his supporters, what an awful, awful cult. I hate this time in history.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
The audacity of white people. I can not believe the way white people are emboldened by this trash time in history. I know this has always been there but the lows that they will stoop to, is worse than disgusting, vile and revolting.
Thom Hartmann (@hartmannreport.com) reposted
The last time troops policed America was in the 1770s. We fought a revolution against that king, and wrote into the Constitution the Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments to prevent it from ever happening again. Pass it along…
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
They’re afraid of what history will teach you. Read that book, now.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes Hillary! Empathy is lost and I don’t know how to teach it but my heart breaks for how we lack it.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Was looking for updates from Colorado! Thank you! I would have participated if I could have. Even if I can’t vote for Mamdani. There’s something magical about this campaign, I think it’s as simple as genuine, compassionate human connection in the digital age.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Really…. Really a *great* time.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
It kind of amuses and horrifies me when I get email from companies that want my money, emails like “Are you ready for fall?!” and while I love fall, if they had like a “Fall of civilization” scented candle, that might get my attention.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Love always wins!! 🌈🌈
NO KINGS IN AMERICA… 😎 🌊🐾🌴🌈✨ (@jerasikehorn.bsky.social) reposted
Article Il Section 4: If the president is impeached for treason, the vice president and all civil officers shall be removed. This could come about with a changing of our Senate and our Congress… And remember, this is what scares them the most.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
And why he can’t buy a decent makeup sponge with the billions he’s illegally swindled since cheating his way in to office.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Lashing out at a perceived stereotype shows this, very likely white mans, insecurity. Trump is very intentionally stoking racial violence and I won’t have it, I won’t be silent when I see a good person who is speaking out against the most morally corrupt white administration in history.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Banger
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow….
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Your democratic candidate may not have 100% of your personal values as their exact platform(FFS), but…. I’m willing to bet they’re not a full blown fascist dictator with an inept cabinet.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
@colorado.gov if the states have control, what action are we taking to ensure that federal overreach doesn’t activate the national guard in CO? Especially in light with the recent threat regarding Tina Peters.
WIRED (@wired.com) reposted
NEW: People in Mississippi can no longer use the social media platform Bluesky due to age verification laws. In response, Bluesky has chosen to block access in the state rather than risk potential fines of up to $10,000 per user.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Fuck these fascists, these fucking cowards. Sandwiches and rainbows hurt your feelings? The audacity of the fragile right. Grow up.
TizzyWoman (@tizzywoman.bsky.social) reposted
This is how a community fights facism. F*ck DeSatan. #DCFL
Governor Gavin Newsom (@governor.ca.gov) reposted
Proud to join Denmark Foreign Affairs Minister @lars-loekke.bsky.social and Ambassador Sørensen to sign a new partnership between California and Denmark. Our message to the rest of the world is clear: California is a stable, reliable partner — no matter who's in the White House.
Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) reposted
The only thing I can say about this paragraph is read it. Sit with it. Read it again. @michaelharriot.bsky.social
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Just wrapping my head around the concept of the cost of attempting to deport 55 million people but no healthcare….school….food.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
James Dobson, California AND FL concentration camp? What a trifecta, is this what serotonin used to feel like?
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Why is Colorado, led by Democratic Governor Jared Polis shielding Palantir and AI companies from lawsuits in a special session? (after they failed in D.C.) Big Tech Immunity? What could go wrong? www.levernews.com/the-plot-to-...
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.
Kyle Clark (@kylec.bsky.social) reposted
NEW: Colorado AG Phil Weiser (D) says he is concerned about the sale of 9NEWS to the parent company of Fox31. Weiser says he will review the proposed acquisition "to determine if it will harm Coloradans." #copolitics
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
I grew up close to Colorado Springs. His ideology was and still is a plague on the area. White Christian nationalist ideas. Homophobic and awful. There’s no love there.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
Indivisible is doing some really intentional grassroots work. Please follow and find your local chapters for more information on how you can pitch in to save democracy.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
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Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
Oh is fascism over now? Thank goodness, back to how to style a shirt ladies!
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
As someone who was born in Colorado Springs and grew up very close to Focus on the Family and New Life Church. The place was a poison, that you didn’t know you drank, until you left. Good riddance to James Dobson. This brand of white Christian nationalism has burned a horrible hatred in the US.
GodlessPrimate (@godlessprimate.bsky.social) reposted
The billionaires have bought the whole system.
Leigh Harrison Helberg (@leighhelberg.bsky.social) reposted
This is absolutely about racism. White women everywhere this is a call for you to stand up to white men now. We have been too silent for too long with too much fear. We are powerful. We have a voice. Time to use it.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
I have been eating this news up. It’s the only bright spot in the fascist hellscape.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
This is my home, Tina Peters broke the law and doesn’t care about American democracy. She is wrong and they were right to imprison her. I am DONE with this fascist bull shit.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you, my resources are indivisible.org and lwv.org and the number to the switch board 202.224.3121 I have emailed and called my representatives and governor, along with protesting on a regular basis. Lamenting about my anger doesn’t mean inaction.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
A debutant for fascism. *Chefs kiss*
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
The way Bluesky thinks I give a shit about reality tv, amuses me.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
How about
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m furious, I constantly think about what I am doing to my body with how angry I am at what I see in my country. I think about what it’s doing to the people who are being stolen off the street, fired from their job, kicked off their health insurance, other horrible atrocities, rinse and repeat.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
Indeed, books and hot air. The large democratic collective response to project 2025 is missing. They are in divided factions over waiting for midterms and how socialist Mamdani might be. Adam “wait til midterms” Schiff is lucky to be a CA rep so he’s included in the Newsom fight.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
I don’t believe he’s the first choice. He’s standing up against fascism in the ridiculous way that the fascists brought their disgusting BS to the people. It’s throwing support behind the guy who is trying to save democracy instead of shitting on democrats. No one has been able to do it, until now.
Brennan Center (@brennancenter.org) reposted
The president’s promise to get rid of mail voting is completely unconstitutional. The Constitution gives states and Congress the power to run elections, and presidents have no authority to rewrite election rules. bit.ly/4mnLGiK
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
Wonder how many DJT faithful are looking GCN up? Free advertising from FOX, to its red base, at Trumps dismal approval ratings? This is absolutely brilliant.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
This guy is incredible. Just, yes. More please.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m watching V for Vendetta. Perhaps ill advised but also thinking of content for inspiration. I am SO angry and I want hope and goodness so desperately. I will report back. Good luck with inspiration!! 
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
Anyone who wants to whine about what isn’t being done instead of lift up and support what IS being done is now being moved to part of the problem pile, for me. All hands on deck, let’s empower change.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
Very very bad. That anyone would try to white wash this with at least you weren’t dead? F*ck these people.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
Haven’t been to Target since they kissed the ring. I’m glad someone is facing the consequences of their actions. So little justice is served these days, it’s very disheartening.
Crystal (@colady17.bsky.social)
I’m in. I’ll be thinking of how to represent this and you should too.