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It's official. The books that I wrote arrived. I am an author y'all. I AM AN AUTHOR. A childhood dream I never thought could happen is happening!!!!!! 🥹 In 15 days, #TheDoubleTax is coming to a doorstep, bookstore, and library near you. Please pre-order by 9/16: annagifty.com! #booksky #blacksky
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@jollygoodginger.bsky.social is in DC with other vets right now standing up for democracy. He's playing General Milleys speech on repeat for them today 💜 #LoveTheVets!
A couple of months ago, the Navy dishonored civil rights hero Harvey Milk by removing his name from a ship. Now, the Air Force is dishonoring itself by celebrating a domestic terrorist called Ashli Babbitt.
Just in case you forgot…
Minneapolis: The shooter did not act alone. He was assisted by 219 members of the House, 53 Senators, hundreds of NRA lobbyists, and one President.
AMERICA: “It’s a mental health issue.” REST OF THE WORLD: “We have those. But don’t have mass shootings.” AMERICA: “It’s video games.” WORLD: “We have those too. But don’t have mass shootings.” AMERICA B: “It’s cause they took Jesus out of the classroom.” WORLD: “God, you’re stupid.”
Remember when people were outraged at the suggestion that Isra3l would bomb a hospital? This week, they did it twice. First to injure patients and healthcare workers, second to injure the journalists who responded to the first bombing. This is so obviously criminal it’s hard to know what to say.
Susan Collins shamed at ribbon cutting ceremony for not having held a town hall in 20 years.
Her tail is up because she's happy with her
Pritzker: This is not about fighting crime. This is about the President and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.
For folks not in DC: - There are full-on police checkpoints most nights - Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC - National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter - Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl - Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
Going to be wild to have Clarence Thomas and other members of the court write that even the appearance of impropriety is sufficient to allow the President to remove Federal Reserve members from office, and then head off to Harlan Crow’s yacht
"Canary Mission focuses on—and receives over 99 percent of its funding from—the United States. Yet corporate records reveal a company with vanishingly few American ties. Its content writers, directors, and accountant all appear to live in Israel." 👇🏼👇🏼
Military Religious Freedom Foundation asked me to make this video to raise awareness of their work and need for support. MRFF has helped almost 100,000 people serving in our nation’s military to stand up against Christian Nationalism in all branches. mrff.org/donate youtu.be/RY_oKI11iGw
Threatening to traffic Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda if he doesn't plead guilty is extortion, not justice. If the corrupt and incompetent Pamela Jo Bondi had evidence of a crime, she would have the DOJ prosecute instead of making threats. apnews.com/article/abre...
Ghislaine Maxwell - "There is no Epstein list." Pam Bondi - "Well, it was in my possession, but the dog ate it." Kristi Noem - "And then I shot the dog."
They gave them authority over us. They can’t even spell “government”. I don’t think you should be an armed part of something you can’t even spell.
Normally, the Department of Justice rewards witnesses for turning on co-defendants, co-conspiracists, and accomplices. Ghislaine Maxwell is probably the first witness rewarded for *absolving* them. Because she is part of a coverup, not a prosecution.
Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein could not have sold women and girls for sex without wealthy men buying women and girls for sex. I feel like more people should mention that.
This will break you
It's bizarre but unsurprising to see so many people waiting with bated breath to see what Ghislaine Maxwell will say to get a pardon whilst ignoring the testimonies of the many women she exploited in a massive sex trafficking operation linked to Trump.
Complicit. Children. Victims.
Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer Sigrid McCawley reacts to the Maxwell transcripts, saying Maxwell “repeatedly and brazenly lied” to the government and is trying to “recreate history.” Full statement
SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov on fascism in 🇺🇸 : “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.”
They are training us now... 👀😅🤣 #cat #catday #bluesky
I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded. HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong. Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
"Dems need to stop policing language... and we should start by banning these 47 words."
I had an absolute blast traveling all throughout the Ninth District earlier this month. If you missed the livestream, keep your eyes peeled for recap content coming soon! 👀
Pop Culture Man reluctantly lets teens use his door camera to film a music video. It turned into a masterpiece. "This gives me hope about the next generation of music," one viewer wrote. www.upworthy.com/maples-pet-d...
Check this shit! Earlier today, ICE tried to break into private property in Lynwood, California — no judicial warrant, no authority. Acting like thugs, not federal agents. Spoiler alert: Lynwood does not play. This trio of goons got sent packing.
James Dobson dying is a staring into the middle distance type of event. You have likely directly suffered bc of him. Few have done more to harm humanity at large in the past few decades. A principal architect of our current nightmare. No redeeming aspect. He was a rat made entirely out of plague.
They don’t care about the first amendment.
Coming up at 12n ET, we're talking about the new ruling from the NY state intermediate appeals court on the Trump fraud verdict, JD Vance gets trolled at Union Station, Tulsi Gabbard cuts intelligence staff by half, racist maps pass in Texas, and way more. youtube.com/live/cIh_tuu...
8-18-25, Aztec, NM. Agent uses a sledgehammer to break driver’s window while they are seated in the driver’s seat. This is a use of force violation.
Yesterday Columbia Heights rose up and ran Trump’s federal agents out of the neighborhood. What began as them riding up and down escalators for no apparent reason, soon escalated the community pushing back too. The following videos capture an entire neighborhood screaming back. /
Wrote these in the style of Chuck Norris jokes: When Gavin Newsom sets a watch, the watch asks him what time he wants it to be. Gavin Newsom once ran a mile before he even started. When Gavin Newsom needs to move furniture around in a room, he just picks up the building and shakes it.
New from 404 Media: photos we were sent show the aftermath of a National Guard vehicle in DC t-boning a civilian vehicle. The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) All Terrain Vehicle was previously used in the Afghanistan War. Now bashing peoples' cars in U.S. www.404media.co/a-national-g...
Authoritarianism in plain sight. Texas Rep. Nicole Collier was forced by police to hang up on a press call after being threatened with a felony arrest—for daring to speak. She can’t be in the bathroom, can’t be on the floor, can’t even talk to the press without GOP cops breathing down her neck.
Watch this. Apparently, police followed Rep Collier into the bathroom and threatened her with a FELONY for being on a press call with Senator Corey Booker and Governor Newsom.
ICE’s hiring standards: 300 lbs, lazy, cowardly, and a thirst for bullying people weaker than you. No courage, no honor—just chasing families in parking lots. That’s the résumé. #ICEclowns #AbolishICE #CD32 #Ahuja
from chandra manning's wonderful book "what this cruel war was over"
2 Texas moms were forced to wait for urgent care after pregnancy loss. They died. - The Dallas Morning News apple.news/Ar4R4ruBOT8K...
I’d love to see someone press him on this. “Sir, you mentioned your concerns about getting into heaven. Do you worry that God will hold you responsible for all of the children who died when you shut down USAID or those that will because you ended funding for cancer research?”
𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬 Former Vice President Kamala Harris has called Texas State Representative Nicole Collier to encourage her to stand strong.
My pledge to our city.
For the sake of our children, our loved ones, and the futures they deserve, we can’t just stand back and watch this democracy disappear. It’s time to level the playing field. It’s time to fight back.
Trump ran on releasing the Epstein files so he could get elected and have control of the Epstein files so he could bury the Epstein files.
Who says that #animals have no feelings?? #bluesky
We can’t work from the old playbook. It’s time for a new generation of unapologetically progressive leadership.
If you talk to queer and trans kids about the internet they will tell you that it’s full of issues and causes issues for people in general, not just young people—and that they probably wouldn’t be here today without it. It’s a lifeline. It’s the only LGBTQ resource and community many of them have.
Oh look, Rubio’s State Department is lying again. It must be a day that ends in a y.
April Ryan wants to hear from you! Call in with your questions and comments, and she’ll read them LIVE on The Tea, Thursdays at 5pm ET. 📞 202-240-8617
3 guys who think they’re better than the rest of us !
They love trying it with slavery. You turn your back even for a second and they’re like “black people loved being bought and sold.”
Black women are being used as test subjects for the limits of abuse of power. I want people to not ignore this since this always happens and then when the abuse arrives at people's doorstep, they're surprised. CALL IT OUT NOW.
Speak Truth...to racist Presidents...
If you want to put back statues and memorials and names of Confederate traitors while tearing down museum exhibitions on slavery because they don't show the greatness of the nation... the nation whose history you're celebrating is whiteness. The kind of nationalist you are is a white nationalist.
People are asking me what is really going on with redistricting in states like Texas and California. Here’s my answer.
“The government should be run like a business.” It was dumb the first time someone said it, and it’s aged like cyanide-laced milk.
Obviously, the old, white dude thought he owned everything! Racism in America. SMH! #america #racism
Some Texas Democratic women have torn up their permission slips and will now be hosting a “slumber party for Democracy” on the House floor.
Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations. The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
Some of y'all might be wondering why cops in DC are confiscating meal delivery mopeds. The answer is "For the same reason NYPD smashed meal delivery mopeds: to hurt immigrants for no reason."
When the lies are too easy to FACT CHECK.....
Black women face an uphill battle in the workplace. They are hyper-visible and invisible. They are promoted and then dismissed. They are disrespected. Constantly. This is what is happening to Representative Nicole Collier. This is #TheDoubleTax.
Novo Nordisk’s move to cut the price of Ozempic to $499 for the uninsured is a modest step forward, but let’s not forget. Ozempic costs just $59 in Germany while it costs less than $5 to make. The U.S. must no longer pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.
So many latinos, what a shame. It's really disturbing to see so many POCS. What a bunch of disappointments. It is unbelievable to me that brown ppl will work for ICE. So, do they have a safe word when they're out in public, in case their own masked ppl try to grab them? #ICEraids #AgentsExposed
Exclusive video from Texas Rep. Nicole Collier on the House floor.
As a former Texas State Rep, let me be clear: LOCKING Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous. Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.
HISTORY WILL JUDGE YOU HARSHLY
Apparently in Texas standing for prayer at a government function is now compulsory. Still think we're not moving toward a real-life Handmaid's Tale? Think again.
We remember. All of your distractions: soldiers literally bowing before evil, masked “men” raping and pillaging, and whatever vampire you were trying summon today are nothing in the face of memories that will outlive us. #EpsteinFiles #FDT #survivor
Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."
💯Fully agree
Imagine if they’d had sandwiches. 🥪
#Press #Whitehouse
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I'm going to link this entire exchange in our story, and frankly I don't see much of an alternative. If we exist in these two very different planes of reality, I don't see how journalists can do much but show people the entirety of all exchanges.
Notification about the Kennedy Center Honors:
“Presence patrols” signal two things to Americans: overreach by “law enforcement” (usually against minorities) and a big waste of taxpayer money.
Ohio parents of kids with disabilities are receiving letters from the school board demanding they pay “extra” for their disabled children. This is ableism and discrimination at its finest. They weren’t even given adequate warning. Just 17 days to pay up.
texas has a tip line to report sightings of the missing TX Dems. 866-786-5972. Please do NOT use this line to report UFO sightings. Please pass this important request on!
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