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Activist: Feminist, anti racism, pro democracy. Native Texan, current Missourian. ACT*UP #ExpectUs
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News - DOGE has tried to access the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, which serves as the HR office of the Capitol, per emails I obtained. It's another power struggle between the legislative and exec branch, which erupted this week at the Library of Congress.

Don Jr. of the Planet of the Apes #PutNutsInASongOrMovie

The End of Stephen Miller #PutNutsInASongOrMovie

Cristina is generously donating proceeds from her book to United We Dream, for empowering immigrant youth to advocate for their communities, learn new skills, and mobilize to change their world. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dreaming-o...

“The Environmental Protection Agency is changing how it regulates PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals’. The recent announcement rescinds the enforcement of four of these [human]-made chemicals and delays the enforcement of limits on two others.” www.kbia.org/kbia-news/20...

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Republicans are using deceptive framing to push massive Medicaid cuts — but the right frame could help turn the tide and protect health care for millions of people. www.theframelab.org/how-job-loss...

I sat down with David Pepper to talk about the laboratories of autocracy running through red state legislatures and how we fight back. davidpepper.substack.com/p/another-at...

16 May 1944 | The main phase of extermination of Hungarian Jews began at the German #Auschwitz camp. Three trains arrived on that day: ca. 9,000 people were murdered in gas chambers. Until 9 July, 142 trains brought ca. 420,000 Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz. lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_6_dep_zyd...

Today May 15th is Peace Officers Memorial Day. Statements like this are inflammatory, disrespectful and flat out lies. Not only did you betray law enforcement, but you sided with people who attacked us. You don't support law enforcement, you are are a criminal.

Busted.

The 47th administration is made up of monsters. www.thedailybeast.com/kristi-noem-...

Republicans have a weird way of "celebrating" National Women's Health Week link.motherjones.com/view/5eb4730...

📆 SAVE THE DATE - June 5 is national Day of Action to demand federal funding for sexual assault & domestic violence services. Lives are on the line. Programs are closing. Congress must act. Join & raise our collective voice: survivors & communities are counting on it. #FundSafetyNow #ProtectVictims

#MyObjectionIs that we even have wars at all.

I’m not kidding you when I say my work exposed Border Patrol’s rape culture, illegal coverup teams, the atrocities of deterrence policies, corruption,…Find out why BP Chief Rodney Scott has stated my writings/work have caused the Border Patrol a lot of problems. Available everywhere online.

“Earlier this year, Trump said publicly that he was exploring ways to strip the nonprofit status of ‘environmental groups and specifically the ethics watchdog organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW.’” open.substack.com/pub/populari...

“Revised funding opportunities from the Office on Violence Against Women ban any activities characterizing domestic violence as a social justice issue.” 19thnews.org/2025/05/revi...

BIG win in Michigan: a judge just struck down the state’s 24-hour abortion waiting period, saying “actually, making people wait around for essential medical care DOES violate their constitutional rights.” buff.ly/Gnoxnlc

ProPublica has won a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its series “Life of the Mother,” an important reporting of the pregnant women who died after doctors delayed urgent abortion care. www.propublica.org/series/life-...

What you hear is me laughing uproariously. missouriindependent.com/2025/05/13/n...

Several federally funded programs at the University of Missouri that support low-income, first-generation and underrepresented students are at risk due to steep higher education funding cuts proposed by the Trump administration. www.columbiamissourian.com/news/higher_...

Avelo, a budget airline, is the carrier for ICE deportation flights. Avelo’s government approved abductions must be stopped. They prioritize profit over people, and we need to show them that there’s no profit in kidnapping. Join in to take action against Avelo. defendandrecruit.org/stopavelo/

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The Missouri Senate has taken up #HJR73 for third read and final passage. This is the MO GOP’s last ditch effort to overturn Amendment 3, which eliminated MO’s abortion ban. 1,538,659 Missourians spoke loud and clear in our passage of Amendment 3 in November. #MoLeg Livestream of debate 👇🏻

“Human security — which includes reliable access to food, income, and shelter — is deteriorating in a nation that spends more on its military than the next 12 highest-spending countries combined.” popular.info/p/inside-tru...

#PleaseGimmeABook that’s a how-to for sustaining the level of activism required to end this turbulent era.

JD Vance’s defense of Trump’s doll austerity was even weirder and more offputting than you’d expect

#FreeDoesntMean stupid. At least, it’s not supposed to.

"SB 22 takes power away from voters and gives it to politicians who will be newly empowered to write -- and rewrite -- and rewrite again if challenged -- misleading ballot summaries with no real oversight, robbing citizens of valuable signature collection time." 💯💯💯

The case that could gut disabled people's right to equal health care

The list of things that keep @mcbridetd.bsky.social up at night is lonnng, and rightfully so.

Missouri’s Ed Martin ghostwrote attacks on a judge and still became a top Trump prosecutor missouriindependent.com/2025/04/25/m...

My letter to the editor of my local newspaper is threaded here. #Missouri www.newstribune.com/news/2025/ma...