All opinions are my own. Board-certified health coach, leftist, former paramedic, avid reader, collector of hobbies, cat owner (several!), weightlifter. I’m training to be a problem.
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The #1 risk to poor health, death, and disability is diet. Cutting back programs that supply food to Americans is counter to the concept of “making America healthy.” That data is readily available, I would think that someone in this admin could have easily made that connection. 🤨
“If the biz requires a victim Guess what? Then the biz shouldn’t be here” open.spotify.com/track/666Udr...
Check the thread for different organizations that are doing the work. Find a place to help.
May those who voted Yes for this never have a moment’s peace.
@thebulwark.com We can't ignore facts: A concentration camp is a facility where large numbers of people, often political prisoners or members of minority groups, are detained without legal process, typically under harsh conditions. Just because people cringe at the word doesn't make it false.
Can we stop with the cutesy alliteration and call it what it is, a concentration camp?
Read this thread and the documents. This is heinous.
1) it was always fascism and fascism was the right word to use 2) they are building concentration camps and concentration camps are the right words to use 3) they are banning books and book bans is a fine way to describe the myriad ways they are banning them
This lives in my head rent free these days.
My God. Please make sure everyone you know knows this.
Stop with the cutesy names like Alligator Alcatraz or the Southern White House or Gulf of America. Stop using the names meant to change your reality. You’re acting like children. Be an adult. It’s not alligator Alcatraz. It’s not a tv show. It’s worse. And it’s damn sure not cute
If it took 8 days to build a massive concentration camp in Florida then it means they could build and house the homeless at any point but choose not to
Why does a congressman from TN give a shit about what NY is doing? How about he worries about the very real problems that his state deals with.
Re Zohran’s grocery store plans- the government already runs discount grocery stores ALL OVER THE WORLD. They are called commissaries and they are on every US military base. No one has ever had a problem with their existence
That man can only spew hate & division. Some day, history will remember him solely for his pettiness, his insults, his failures, his weakness, and his cruelties.
Prehistoric human remains shows that women were buff--with a bone structure that resembled elite rowers. Bursts of the “return to skinny” have always surfaced at pivotal moments—right when women are on the brink of claiming more power. It’s no coincidence. time.com/7293999/body...
I just want to tend my garden and raise my chickens and read my books without having to worry about unstable men in power destroying everything. Why is that so much to ask?
I kind of wish more who think radically politically & act politically enjoyed fiction. It makes me sad to see folks only read theory & nonfiction. We need to gather what can only be gained by journeying with art. I think I'll provide recommendations for fiction that pairs well with the fight here.
Trump’s attack against Iran is illegal and immoral. And any leader who tells you otherwise is lying to you.
Nonfiction is great to educate in events and theory, and a great many other things as well. The beauty of fiction is that it allows you to experience something from a point of view different than your own and can teach a great depth of empathy.
Confirmation they did not destroy the uranium stockpiles. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people: 1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money 3) We won’t need a lot of troops 4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq 5) We’ll find WMDs 6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators 7) It will be easy 8) It won’t take long All lies.
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Really you just have to take it one steady and unavoidable descent into utter madness at a time
and once again I ask - if not Gestapo, why Gestapo shaped?
Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
New York city comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was just arrested by masked ICE thugs at 26 Federal plaza for asking to see a warrant when they were detaining an immigrant appearing at their court hearing.
I was born 150 years too late, because I could really go for a doctor sending me off to the seaside for some air and insisting I stay absolutely zootled on laudanum the whole time
It’s illegal in North Carolina (where this happened) to leave an animal in a hot car - it’s a class 1 misdemeanor. Breaking into said car by anyone other than authorized personnel is not allowed, but she didn’t break in. She opened an unlocked door.
Whoa! Hats off to ABC News reporter Matt Gutman for keeping his cool yesterday. This LAPD officer needs to be relieved of duty if he can’t handle an alleged “touch” without snapping.
11 MILLION PEOPLE!! 💥💥💥 Are we nearing the magic 3.5%?? Never forget….WE hold the power. #nokings
It took a rousing sea shanty to get me out of bed this morning, so I guess that’s the kind of day we’re gonna have….
Just to be clear, Lauren Tomasi wasn’t caught in the crossfire. You can see the cop deliberately line her up and shoot her. 🐷
News media is making it feel like LA is being swarmed w/ military & burning to the ground but real people I know are saying “it’s not, don’t buy into the hype, don’t let them scare you”. Can we talk about truth & transparency rather than sensationalism for clicks & ratings?? This shit is serious
Truth-tellers, not rioters. Protect these two men at all costs. “You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.” “John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”
BREAKING: ABC News has suspended Terry Moran for tweeting this…👇 Spread. The. Word. Far. And. Wide. 😎✨
I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m starting to get the same feeling in my gut that I had at about 1:30 PM on January 6, 2021—like Donald Trump has incited a series of events that are intended to culminate in a coup of our democracy by the far right. This is getting very bad.
If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options: 1-877-447-4487
If you want to understand why LA residents feel under attack, undercover DHS agents lying about their identity and authorizations to try to kidnap LA children seems a good start. People just do not understand the attacks LA is under by Trumpists right now.
BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.” They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline. There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487
One of these photos depicts the arrest of a violent racially motivated domestic terrorist that killed 9 people. The other is an immigrant raid.
1/ New in the Abrego Garcia case, the Judge has just granted his lawyers' request for permission to file sanctions against the government, which is very unusual.
This video gives me anxiety (worrying for the crowd’s safety) and fills me with pride at the same time at what community is capable of. We need more of this!
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
Either he’s lying or he’s an idiot - both are terrible.
Can our journalists please just ask that man “why are you so enamored with Biden” every time he mentions the former president? Just a “why are you so obsessed with him”, a “why does he live rent-free in your head”? Because he is.
A thought that’s been rolling around in my head lately - if we truly wanted to “make America healthy” why wouldn’t we give everyone access to healthcare??
Did you know that tens of thousands of active duty service members and their families rely on SNAP?
This is from The Atlantic. This is exactly how Democrats should message Trump‘s bill. 👇🏻
Ok but this was a joke post made on FB. she’s terrible, she’s a liar, and she’s complicit in all the insanity that’s happening but don’t let the satire get you. She didn’t make this statement in real life.
If we make a catchy Schoolhouse Rock video explaining this, do you think MAGAts would understand it?
Can nothing be done here? Noem isn’t the president, she can’t possibly have immunity. If she’s in violation of her OATH TO THE CONSTITUTION!! can she not be removed?? What about the agents involved? Can they not be brought up on criminal charges for KIDNAPPING?!? what the actual fuck
BREAKING: ICE deported a Burmese man who doesn’t speak English to South Sudan—a country he’s not from and on the brink of civil war. He refused to sign English-only papers. They deported him anyway—with 11 others. No hearings. No translators. Court order ignored. This is state-sponsored kidnapping.
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Reading the story about the woman in Georgia who is brain dead and on a vent but not allowed to die with dignity because she was 9 weeks pregnant when she was declared brain dead. Even in death, our bodies are not our own. State-owned property.
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It only we had a law or court case protecting our right to medical privacy….
“When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest.” - Mon Mothma 2/2
“I believe we are in crisis. The distance between what is said and what is known to be true has become an abyss. Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil….” 1/2
"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
One of the most fascinating things I’ve learned on my recent gardening journey is you can propagate almost anything. If you have a 🍓 plant, you can turn that into multiples. Got some herbs? Double them at no extra cost. A 🥔 with eyes? Multiple 🥔 plants there! Gardening is magic.
I make up songs for my cats using popular music. Today’s lyrics are: “Maaaac, what have you done? You’re a small fuzzy girl and you lay in the sun…”
Yesterday, Robert Prevost asked everyone to start calling him by a different name. And they did. No outrage or shaming over this request. See how easy it is to honor other people's benign wishes?
Husband: *sneeze* Me: Bless you Him: *sneeze* Me: ….bless you. Him: *sneeze* Me: 😑 Him: *sneeze* Me: Alright. That’s enough.
I, for one, am tired of [gestures broadly]. I have grown weary of [points in all directions simultaneously].
I would love to know how. I have had 3. They look beautiful , then the flowers fall off and they start looking terrible.
May Day Reminder: The Federal Minimum Wage - in the richest country EVER - is still only $7.25/hr. UNACCEPTABLE.
I’ve been limiting my consumption of social media and news a bit lately bc I’ve been struggling. I limit myself to like 10-20 mins a day and honestly there’s enough doom currently that the 10-20 mins is too much.
NEW: The moment we've been waiting for! For the first time, a judge has declared Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act unlawful. Bonus: it's a Trump appointed judge in Southern Texas. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/for-the-fi...
oh my god he really thinks the letters photoshopped onto the photo were real
This account, which is almost certainly Jack Posobiec, is cheering on the invasion of Canada because they think they'll win easily. Reality: no way Canada wins a conventional war with US. And no way US can win the inevitable counter insurgency campaign in Canada. 1/n
Unfortunately, this knowledge is not well known. Know your rights and protect them as the nobody else will if you are questioned. www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?” - A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
As a cis woman, I have *never* in my life had a single issue with trans women, and I skated with some in roller derby. We shared bathrooms and locker rooms, we crashed into each other on the floor. Never an issue. Now cis MEN on the other hand, I’ve got a list as long as my arm of issues from them
I made a thing with my own 2 hands. LOOK AT MY THING. It’s 112 color changes and 55,400+ stitches. It took me years to do and I will probably never do one item of this scale again. But the colors make me so happy! I hope other people enjoy it.
This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
STOP normalizing and repeating their dangerous, rhetoric! The 238 Venezuelans were NOT deported. They were illegally abducted. “Suspected gang member” Being a gang member alone is not a crime. And “suspected” by whom? Detention centers are concentration camps. ICE is America’s Gestapo.
This feels suspicious….
Pete Hedgehog can tell his wife about specific air strike info in a chat but my husband could get in trouble for telling me when he gets back from a training exercise unless we’re talking in person….
Happy Easter
I have 2 social media accounts - 1 where I like, follow, and repost political content and 1 full of art, cats, nature, & reading where I go when I need a break. The 2nd one is beginning to have more of the 1st type of content because art, nature, books, life - it’s all political.
I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.
Reminder to ICE, HSI, & police - “I was following orders” wasn’t a defense then & it won’t be in the future when you’re called to account for what you’ve done. If you are okay with what is happening now, you’re one of the bad guys now & you 100% would have been one of the “bad guys” then.
Just so we’re clear, everybody calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia a “terrorist” or a “gang member” are lying, and they know they’re lying, and they repeat it for purposes of confusing people who don’t follow this stuff closely into accepting what was done to him.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia lived in Maryland with his wife and their three children, and has never been charged with any crime. The Department of Homeland Security issued him a work permit, and he joined a union, working full time as a sheet metal apprentice.
That’s illegal. FYI. No - Pam Bondi won’t do anything.
Read this 4-post thread. If you don’t know who Snyder is, look him up. He knows what he’s talking about.
Disengaging from the internet on the weekends has been a good idea for me. Saturday, I went to the gym and then bought some plants. Sunday I planted all day and gave my yard a makeover. I’m sore today but it was worth it
The amount of rage I have felt over the last 48 hours is unparalleled to anything I have experienced before. Was literally concerned for my own health. This is just gonna be the daily experience, isn’t it.
Right?? Is the common sense in the room with us?
Was already illegal for non Americans to vote. Do you know what a “poll tax” is, Jared? For anyone who’s ever changed their name, you’ve ensured they have to pay one. Don’t act like you’re pRoTeCtInG our institutions when you’re literally disenfranchising people. You’re disgusting. Just resign.
Also - of COURSE you and Golden are agreement. You’re both absolute wastes of votes. You should both resign.
Cool. Thanks for being a traitor to women everywhere. Lost our right to reproductive privacy and now voting is threatened, and you helped by voting for the SAVE act. It’s not likely the end, either. What are you getting in return for being an absolute fucking sell out?
Adam Parkhomenko 