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Spinal cord injury survivor, public policy wonk, public servant, wife, mom of one kiddo and two fur babies, in no order. Believe in equity and inclusion for all. Sometimes wax rhapsodic about politics, crafts, and baking at www.elevateher.world
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Having a bit of a hard time with the concept that if a guy in a police uniform who has a police vehicle shows up I should lock the doors and call 911, but if a guy in a ski mask with an hGH gut appears to be kidnapping my neighbor, I shouldn’t ask who he is if I don’t want federal charges.

WE HAVE QUESTIONS… This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they? ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants. How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?

"I voted for lawless, anonymous, masked, and unchecked police" is one hell of a jump from "eggs cost too much."

I expect a judge blocks DHS's actions soon. Lawsuit cites “clear retaliation for Harvard exercising its First Amendment rights to control Harvard’s governance, curriculum and the ‘ideology’ of its faculty and students." Should easily meet test for irreparable harm and succeeding on the merits.

25% tax on Apple products while singling out the CEO by name for retribution, 50% tax on European goods, expulsion of foreign students, bill passed with most debt in history, while hosting a dinner for people who gave you $300+ million. All in the last 24 hours. The Golden Age.

Yeah the books series of this was called The Hunger Games. www.thedailybeast.com/kristi-noem-...

No one gives someone a $400 million dollar jet for free without expecting anything in return. Be serious.

As a state employee, I can’t accept a gift of more than $50 but it’s ok for this guy to accept a $400M plane from a foreign country. M’kay. Not to mention the $5.5B (that’s billions folks) beachfront golf course deal he signed in Qatar last month. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/p...

“Trump’s acceptance of $400m plane is corrupt bribe” There I fixed it for you @nytimes. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...

Dr. Noor Abdalla will be spending her first Mother's Day as a mom without her husband Mahmoud Khalil, who is still locked up hundreds of miles away from her in ICE detention. He should be holding his son who he hasn't met yet, but he is instead detained without due process by the U.S. government.

It's tough to refer to someone as a criminal if you've given them no due process to determine whether they're a criminal. Like if you get arrested and get a trial and are convicted of 34 felony counts. That's due process. You can call that guy a criminal.

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Call you Reps and Senators. Flood the White House lines. This is going to get people killed by delaying COVID and Flu vaccine updates. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

People are NOT understanding what empty cargo ships from China means. It means no work for dock workers. No work for truck drivers, no work for retailers, fewer dollars circulating. The cascade effect is just mind boggling.

Women weren’t included medical research studies until 1986. The birth control pill hit the market in 1960. Let that sink in for a minute.

Stephen Fry's argument against God and His morals.

One of the best descriptions of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

NBC has confirmed what we have been saying for weeks. Hegseth clearly copied classified strike schedules from a secure device to his personal phones. This alone would get a line service member thrown in prison. But when it’s SecDef we are supposed to ignore it.

I cannot overstate how bad that is.

Greta news that this incompetent 🤡 is going to be out. Putting too many lives at risk www.npr.org/2025/04/21/n...

They are looking to replace Hegseth. He has caused far too much embarrassment for Trump. Tom Bowman and NPR with the scoop.

From my kiddo: Help the "Hemmerle Hurlers" raise money playing in Jack Trottier Foundation Cornhole Tournament to help survivors of spinal cord injuries (SCI), like my amazing Mom. JTF is committed to creating independence for those individuals living with SCI. give.classy.org/Hemmerle-Hur...

This is so heartening to see

Thank goodness. This poor man and his family! Bring him home. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

So much winning. Almost like he doesn’t know what he’s doing. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

Their corruption knows no bounds www.nbcboston.com/news/local/a...

This is amazing. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/jd-...

Making money off the most vulnerable in society is disgraceful.

Well, if nothing else comes of this, and frighteningly seems it won’t, at least @theatlantic.com secured my paid subscription.

They’re not going to get out of this by playing semantics. Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.

“You simply can’t treat the airstrike group chat the same way you treat the friend’s girlfriend’s birthday brunch planning group chat. … I mean, these dumbasses are probably planning the invasion of Greenland on Snapchat right now.” www.instagram.com/reel/DHmZMV9...

An end around until the SAVE act is passed to disenfranchise millions of women voters. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Such bullshit. They’re closing offices, cutting staff, and making impossible to even get an appointment so they can cut the benefits for millions of seniors. www.tododisca.com/en/new-requi...