Another BLUE dot in the very red state of Oklahoma. Retired Crochet designer, love fly fishing, organic gardener, and support earth. Proud Democrat and certified crazy cat lady. Not religious. I believe in nature and people. http://www.crochetnbeads.com
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Medicare for all. Paid leave. Universal childcare. Break up corporate monopolies. Take on Wall Street greed. Get big money out of politics. Support unions. Raise wages. If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda.
BREAKING: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson defies President Trump by leading a "no troops in Chicago!"
As we begin a new month, my law firm is litigation 51 voting and election cases in 25 states. 6 in Arizona 6 in Georgia 4 in Florida 4 in North Carolina 8 involve redistricting
KOH: “Trump Stripped 1 million workers’ bargaining rights while plastering his face on the Labor Dept… Closed miner health clinics… Cut $2.4 Billion from youth & senior job programs… This is the real story of Trump & Labor.” #LaborDay
If you enjoy… Weekends Safe working conditions Retirement benefits Paid vacations Breaks at work Sick leave Paid holidays … then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Today we celebrate the strength and resilience of working people everywhere. Nearly 300,000 federal employees have lost their jobs this year not because of necessity, but because of a political agenda. And while people’s lives were destroyed in the name of “saving money,”
Throughout the pandemic, vaccine administration numbers were tracked. Infection rates for communities were published. Rates for vaccinated versus unvaccinated communities can be compared. He’s acting like all that data is nefariously hidden. The only thing that is tearing the CDC apart is RFK Jr.
This is the stupidest thing ever! Trump just called for the full datasets from the Covid Vaccine manufacturers to be released. Trump's FDA has the full datasets. They required the datasets in order to approve the vaccines. The vaccines have saved hundreds of thousands of lives.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) revealed that at least 10 victims of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will appear at an "explosive" bipartisan press conference on Sept. 3 'Will be explosive': Lawmaker teases big bipartisan presser featuring 10 Epstein victims. www.rawstory.com/epstein-vict...
Back in the day (I'm talking before Inauguration Day 2025) it was understood by lawyers for the Justice Department that the big no-no was being evasive or even outright lying to the Courts. I'm disgusted with the transcripts that demonstrate that DoJ lawyers have become comfortable doing that.
Chump's NOT a Quality Guy.....
An upcoming news conference with victims of Jeffrey Epstein could be “explosive,” one of the congressmen pushing for full release of the files on Epstein predicts. Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna said the victims’ accounts will force lawmakers to vote on a bill requiring DOJ to release its files.
This is what Trumpism does. It drives our allies, enemies and adversaries closer together.
Pritzker: "We don't want troops on the streets of American cities. That's un-American and frankly the president ought to know better. This one doesn't seem to. He hasn't read any books. He doesn't seem to understand the Constitution or the laws."
I love late summer while the hummingbirds are the most active here. This little lady has claimed my turks caps flowers as her own private reserve. She has quit worrying about me and I feel honored she trusts me. She seem's to say let the others squabble over the feeder, I'm happy here.
It has now been SIX DAYS since Donald Trump has delivered any public remarks. His last public remarks were on August 25th, during a ceremony in the Oval Office. THIS IS NOT NORMAL.
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
Did any DC case law define chalk within that statute, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org? It's not permanent, so I don't think it fits the definition of "deface." When, where, why did a jury--if--make chalk criminal? Hell, teeny peeny potus' face paint nowadays is harder to remove than sidewalk chalk.
Remember, folks, it is a CRIME to draw with sidewalk chalk on the streets and sidewalks of Washington DC so when you do it be sure to invoke your Fifth Amendment right to remain silent if asked about it. #ChalkCrime
Also, when engaging in resistance using a sandwich, do not take any bites from it first, because DNA. And remember that your condiments can be used against you in a court of law.
Judge Blocks Flights Sending Hundreds of Children Back To Guatemala “It is a dark & dangerous moment for this country when (Trump) chooses to target orphaned 10-year-olds and deny them their basic legal right to present their case before a judge” www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders wants RFK Jr. under oath. He’s demanding a special Senate hearing on the CDC disaster RFK Jr. helped create. Go Bernie!
Thou shalt not end vaccines. God will not save you from plague. The Middle Ages should’ve made that very clear.
Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.
It’s about time. And MAGA Supreme Court need stop all this lawless Bullshit coming from Trump regime.
This one goes in the “Stephen Miller file” for the coming Trump Nuremberg trials.
The unspoken words are that this is white racist fear mongering against black residents and other POC in urban areas. This is Willy Horton on steroids. Trump still believes the Central Park Five were guilty and should have been executed. Amping up racist fears for the rural whites.
"The straw man being put forward is that it's either we have the military or we're going to get our throats cut at night in DC. Is there no middle ground? Do local law enforcement account for nothing? We've got the National Guard GARDENING right now in DC. Is that an efficient use of our resources?"
RADDATZ: One of the things they are trying to do in DC with the National Guard is have them back up local law enforcement WES MOORE: They are picking up trash
He won’t let the press anywhere near him. This is getting weirder and weirder.
BREAKING: Chilling words about Trump and the 2026 elections by Illinois Governor Pritzker: "He would like to stop the elections in 2026 or frankly take control of those elections. He'll just claim there's some problem with an election and then he's got troops on the ground that can take control."
One thing that's particularly maddening about what's happening today—beyond that it's happening—is that when people talk about how we are moving toward authoritarianism, toward fascism, by a collection of narcissistic sociopaths, many Americans' eyes glaze over.
🪬🧿 There is no amount of money, oil, or gold in the world that is worth more than having bees, trees, and clean water.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
They don’t care if you have papers or not. What they care about is whether you look like an immigrant from south of the border.
NEW: A federal judge ordered an Arkansas school district to take down Ten Commandments displays in its classrooms following our lawsuit.
All of these clowns have abdicated their responsibilities to trump and forsaken the mostly good people that voted them into office, defecated on their oaths to the Constitution, and spit on anything and everything resembling human dignity.
They are so hateful. #NoEmpathy #Nazis #ImmigrantsMakeAmericaGreat
How it started How it’s going @SenJoniErnst edition
Mike Johnson makes clear that when Congress returns next week he's going to work tirelessly to cover up the Epstein files
“For the second time in less than a month, the Justice Department abruptly dropped charges against a client represented by Brad Bondi, the brother of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.” Must be nice! abcnews.go.com/US/doj-drops...
#NYC baseball coach confronts ICE child predators. “There's only one way to get into the cage, so my whole thing was I can control that. I was in front of the entrance and that's when I just said, you know, I may die here, but they will not take one of these kids." www.wcpo.com/politics/imm...
Chump Will Deceive You( LIE ! ) About Immigrants, but Why Hasn't ICE Arrested any Companies or Corporations that are Breaking The Laws.......The Grift continues !
Well, Trump IS insane, you know.
The past 12 hours gave all of us a sense of just how huge the nationwide celebration will be when he finally does kick the bucket. 🎉🥳🎊
AP: “When Trump awarded a contract for $1.2 billion for 🇺🇸’s largest immigration detention complex, it handed it to Acquisition Logistics LLC, a small biz with no experience… its address a modest home in suburban Virginia.”🤔 Golden Age of Corruption. apnews.com/article/trum...
Jones: We have a presidential administration that has more outrage about the changing of the cracker barrel logo than they do about changing the policies that allow our children to be gunned down in school…
Yoo-hoo @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov Sept 3 Call a press conferences demanding Congress use oversight into Trump's medical condition.
I don’t care that Trump went golfing today. Something strange is going on—his lack of interaction with the press is simply not normal. What is the White House hiding? 🤨
“ILLEGALS” MY ASS! Green card holder Rami Othmane speaks out after being snatched off the street by ICE while driving to the grocery store. He’s a documented immigrant and the husband of Dr Wafaa Alrashid, chief of staff at a local hospital. He was locked in detention for 13 days.
@nealkatyal.bsky.social: “You’ve got the president who's imposed the largest tax increase on American consumers since 1993 … and he did it without Congress saying one word. That is not our constitutional structure.”
He may be alive, but he’s definitely not well.
Yikes, JD Vance better hope JD Vance doesn’t hear about this!
JD Vance: “I don’t believe Trump” will improve the lives of his voters. { ht: @patriottakes.bsky.social }
CHICAGO…
Trump has branded crime in cities like Chicago and Baltimore as spiraling out of control...but the data tells a different story: violent crime is falling. The deployed National Guard? It’s not a rescue. It’s political theater....and that's a nice way of saying it's a bunch of BS.
UPDATE: The firefighter Trump’s ICE goons arrested in Washington was on track for legal status. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
If you aren’t completely loyal to the regime or dare to voice dissent, you risk being removed. Time and again, anyone who stands up is pushed out. Most recently, the Environmental Protection Agency dismissed eight employees after they
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ICYMI — JUDGE: “This case represents the consequences of a decades long drumbeat of anti-immigrant sentiment and misinformation being broadcast & broadcast & broadcast…” 2 immigrants shot in Washington, gunman sentenced in June. Barely even a story. 🤷🏻♂️ www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/g...
CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @mluckovichajc)
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So good
We want to apologize if it feels like we’ve been venting a lot lately. It’s just hard to ignore that nearly every move from this administration seems to be illegal, unlawful, or outright unconstitutional and yet nothing happens.
Garcia: We finally got word from the Epstein estate. They're going to be providing the actual Epstein book… the estate is actually going to actually now get us that book and a bunch of other documents that they have that's actually not been reported yet.
Jasmine Crockett is one Woman I Believe,and I Believe In Her......
🧵 x.com/waltermaster...
Go figure, yet another illegal action. In a major blow to Trump’s global trade war, a federal appeals court ruled that many of his tariffs were issued illegally, upholding an earlier decision from the federal trade court.
GOV. WHITMER on marriage equality 🏳️🌈 attacks: “Treating people equally is a Michigan value… LGBTQ+ Michiganders make our state stronger, better, and more vibrant.”
Downtown LA: Metropolitan Detention Center: Protesters gathered outside and projected the faces of those who were detained by ICE.
NEVER FORGET: The GOP Congress lack of interest in the breach of actual science at the CDC has made it CLEAR: they don’t care if we live or die.
SMITE!
Newsom: This cannot be normalized. And yes so I'm highlighting some just just blatant hypocrisy. Yes, we are putting a mirror up to the lunacy that is trump's tweets and his grift.
“A dangerous crank — what on Earth are you on about??!” @chrislhayes.bsky.social goes in on RFK Jr. for claiming he can diagnose kids just by looking at them.
The newly ousted director of the CDC refused to fire top agency leaders or approve changes to vaccines from RFK Jr.’s hand-picked panel of advisers.
Multiple CDC leaders have resigned in the wake of layoffs and a shooting at the agency’s headquarters this month.
BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia is has just asked a judge for a GAG ORDER against Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi and their subordinates.
Prose to my ears. Beautifully written. My sentiments as well 💙
This week, a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law when it decided not to protect gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains under the federal Endangered Species Act. www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/laws...
"Every school in the country should have a metal detector." Sean, what are metal detectors at schools there to detect? A baloney sandwich or a GUN? You would be preventing the entry of people with GUNS because GUNS are the problem, you shamelessly dishonest idiot.
NEW: More than two decades after victims and families of the 9/11 attacks began trying to hold the Saudi government responsible for aiding the Qaida terrorists who carried out the plot, a judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the kingdom can go to trial.
Border Patrol agents arrest fire crew members at Washington wildfire. The border patrol went into the fire zone to detain them. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Welch: He claims that he's the law and order president. But we all know that's a lie because he's a convicted felon. He pardons convicted felons, he surrounds himself with obsequious people that kiss his all day, every day
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia is asking a federal judge for a gag order against Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi and their subordinates. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Daskalakis: I very specifically use the term pregnant people, and very specifically added my pronouns at the end of my resignation letter to make the point that I am defying this terrible strategy of trying to erase people
But it is the guns. Metal detectors and perimeter controls aren’t going to stop an armed maniac from shooting kids. Just like common sense won’t stop a Fox maniac from shooting his mouth.
Just in case you forgot…
(mf doom voice) he threw a sandwich cheese and salami, feds couldn't indict folded like origami, afraid of subway both the chain and the train, mayo salt and pepper shake your thang, grand jury shut em down twice, coca cola on the side no ice
Uh, oh, uhm, someone needs to be cheered up but I understand, it's madness out there!🤨
Between RFK decimating the CDC, normalizing Ashli Babbitt & the umpteenth school shooting... I'm losing the will to post. #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
Outside the CDC, people are chanting “USA, not RFK.” They are fed up with having one unqualified person dictate the nation’s health. #USANotRFK