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Retired Researcher, Believer in Science, Public Health, Women’s Rights, Diversity. Protector of Nature.
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Water sausage swimming lessons.

The top 1% evade $163 billion in taxes per year — enough to end homelessness, hunger, and pay for universal childcare. 👆🏻 This is the crime wave we should be talking more about.

I would not have predicted that large universities would show more courage than either Big Law or corporate media. Good for them.

If Trumpty-Dumpty is working with the Russians to screw up America, he's doing a great job. Eggs, $11 a dozen. Health & Human Services down the dumper, ditto VA. If you call Social Security, they tell you to call back later. Guys 'n gals, this is more fucked up than Peter O'Toole on his birthday.

Abigail Spanberger poised to become the Virginia's first woman governor. Cook Political Report calls this closely-watched race a toss-up. Early support for our candidate is so important. Please donate and share this link! secure.actblue.com/donate/spanb...

A couple of years ago, I noticed that Dems were losing ground with Latino voters. I launched a Spanish-language YouTube channel to reach those people. That channel is now on its way to 300,000 subscribers and has nearly 50 million views. We have be aggressive and go into spaces we're not already in.

Boycott Airbnb! They’re DOGE!

These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.

That was one costly salute. 🇩🇪 @electrek.co $TSLA electrek.co/2025/03/14/t...

I've been at DOJ for so many important speeches & presentations. Today, my heart is filled with sadness for my former colleagues & our country as a convicted felon who doesn't understand justice or the meaning of the rule of law & why both are essential to our democracy stands there.

“we have to be able to commit war crimes to win wars” is the type of thing a 16-year-old dumbass says and — well, yeah, hegseth is basically a 16-year-old dumbass

There are more kids with measles in Texas than there are Trans Athletes in the NCAA but you don’t hear MAGA out there talking about that now do you?

“I’m on the side of the workers, not the billionaire asshole bosses,” she added. “.. Musk responded to her, saying: ‘What did you get done last week?’ to which Smith responded: ‘I hate to break it to you but you aren’t my boss. I answer to the people of Minnesota.” @theguardian.com #MNsen

Facts

This.

BREAKING: The S&P 500 has now completely erased all gains since the election, wiping out $3.4 trillion in market value. Make America great again!

Impeach this mofo.

If members of Congress—like Rep. Grothman —are this clueless about what the man who is dismantling our government is saying and promising, they don’t deserve to keep their jobs! This woman is in his face, begging him to wake TF up—and he just walks off. Pathetic.

ICONIC: Yosemite National Park workers just hung an upside-down American flag—THOUSANDS of feet up on El Capitan. That’s not decoration. That’s a distress signal. They’re telling us the country is in danger. Are you paying attention? www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...

Sharing more townhall videos today because they’re giving me hope. THIS is good trouble! Who is this man? I want to shake his hand and buy him a drink.

Blumenthal: "What world is he living in? It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth but utterly despicable. A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom ... the president's surrender is pathetic and weak."

The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

In 1857, after surviving unspeakable torture as an enslaved man and fighting back for his freedom, Frederick Douglass offered this strategic and utterly relevant advice: “…The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.” www.americaamerica.news/p/pushing-ba...

We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.” Who needs a gallon of ketchup?