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Married. Love animals and the beach. Patriotic Democrat who, at the moment, is ashamed of my country and my state of Florida. Struggling to balance staying informed while maintaining my sanity. Stay tuned. 🚫 DMs
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From a dear comrade who was kind enough to let me share their video. Veterans stage a sit-in on the US Capitol steps and say, “Military off our streets!” Hell yeah!

hey, remember when Jared Kushner brought peace to the Middle East? me neither

This sheriff should be removed immediately.

Kristi Noem thinks her lie about Sen. Padilla not identifying himself is a real own when, in fact, her supposed inability to recognize a US Senator--who is the chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship & Border Safety--makes her goons' thuggery even more disgraceful.

You know that scene in the movie Airplane where all the passengers and crew take a turn at smacking an hysterical passenger? That's what it seems like the writers are doing with the Lulu character on General Hospital. Why did they bring her back if this is all they plan for her?

Happy Friday the 13th.

Isn't Isreal bombing multiple countries now? This is madness...

Mormons were chased out of every city they tried to settle in. Ultimately, they illegally immigrated to Mexico and were only reintegrated back into the United States after the Mexican-American war.

I would say he follows her around like a puppy dog but so far he has survived.

Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state Keep that same energy of support for her

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I’ll keep protesting my head off, even though it seems to me, as a retired physician, it’s rather like trying to do mouth to mouth resuscitation on a corpse.

I'd call my senators but they are Ashely Moody (R-Russia) and Rick Scott (R-Russia/Medicare fraudster).

Just got off the phone with @schiff.senate.gov's office demanding that he support his fellow senator in shutting all Senate business down until DHS, CANG, and the Marines cease this operation. Noem's stated goal is replacing elected leaders by force and they just demonstrated they're serious.

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Bob Costas nailed it. 🎯

We’ve uncovered fraud, waste, and abuse! ICE has now exceeded its congressionally approved budget. ICE is violating the Antideficiency Act by spending beyond Congressional authorization.

Almost 20 years ago, I wrote this profile of the man who basically founded the contemporary anti-immigration movement. inthesetimes.com/article/keep...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that ordered Trump to return control of California’s National Guard to the state. The decision pauses U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer’s finding that the president’s deployment of the Guard was unlawful.

NEW: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted an administrative stay of Judge Breyer’s order — a move that puts the order on pause, allowing continued deployment of the national guard. Two Trump judges and one Biden judge on the panel.

Asked my son to pick up glitter on the way home. I want the blade edge to sparkle. #NoKings

The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20. (Via Christopher Hale)

I honestly think it’s time for some Dems to start dropping f-bombs. On national television. Let’s start acting like the crisis this is

Apparently letting a country that gave up nukes be invaded will lead other countries to decide they better have nukes cos they won't believe your promises that they don't need nukes. Who could ever have guessed?

Newsom: "Speaker Johnson -- his eloquence was elevated when he called to 'tar and feather' the governor of California. Very religious man. I guess that's the spirit. The word of the Lord."

HAPPENING NOW: Judge Charles Breyer (brother of retired SCOTUS justice Stephen) hears arguments on whether to grant California's emergency motion to limit Trump's deployment of the National Guard in LA. 🧵

Am I dead and is this hell? Because it sure feels like the one in my nightmares.

Kristi Noem has that rare ability to shoot her dog in the face and it *still* not be the worst thing she ever did in her sorry, lying life.

Tonight’s Israeli strike confirms one thing: under Trump, the U.S. has never been weaker or less influential on the world stage.

The regime knows we can see what happened, don't they?

Think of ICE as one of those crooked Florida police departments in small towns that pulls over *thousands* of drivers on I-95 for *any* reason to meet quotas for tickets. Stephen Miller has given ICE quotas for arrests and they will meet those quotas whether the arrestees deserve it or not.

😬I’m not feeling all that great about the current administration helping to solve this situation. www.axios.com/2025/06/13/i...

#Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous says Floridians have a right to hit protesters with their car if they need to "flee for your safety." www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis... via @newsweek.com

@andertoon.bsky.social Cartoon by Nick Anderson.

We are marching to Senator Thune’s office. There must be accountability for the detainment of a Senator. This is not normal.

#Omaha be warned. This warning on Reddit. On the chance it is true, better to not be at work tomorrow if you are vulnerable. Please share. #ICE #MeltICE #Immigration

If you haven’t heard of Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove… you have now. When she stepped out from the back without missing a beat, I knew it was on🔥 @kamlager-dove.house.gov

I’m 67. My hubby is in his final years at 70. I was gonna bring him to No Kings here in FL but DeSantis just greenlighted running over granny and grandpa. This ain’t freedom. This is fascism. And now I’m doing two rallies. Not just one.

We have reached the “even Senators aren’t allowed to ask questions” phase of fascism.

Reminder that seven Democratic senators voted to confirm Kristi Noem and six Dem senators declined to vote either way. She was confirmed, 59-34. The good faith experiment is clearly over, and we need the Democratic senators who didn't stand against her nomination to be loud as hell right now.