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Gen X mom, wife, blue dot living in a red state, dog fanatic, all things Dave Matthews Band. I believe diversity is strength. Adopt don't shop. Did I mention dog fanatic?🐾🐾
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Pritzker: "We're talking about the death of a constitutional republic. That's what happened in Germany in 1933, 1934. And we're seeing today that we've got an administration in Washington that's ignoring court orders."

submitted 21 days ago • 744 comments

Colorado's Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) flew cross-country with her one-month-old to vote against the GOP budget tonight. Dems ended up one vote short. Pettersen was part of an unsuccessful bipartisan push to allow new mothers to vote remotely. #copolitics

submitted 21 days ago • 708 comments

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

submitted 32 days ago • 1907 comments

This is true.

submitted 32 days ago • 12 comments

Incredible: Russ Vought’s daughter has cystic fibrosis and benefits from a “miracle drug” made possible by the National Institutes of Health—an agency Vought now aims to gut as part of the Project 2025 attack www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Scoop from @motherjones.com’s @metrauxjulia.bsky.social

submitted 35 days ago • 602 comments

“No American can be proud of a govt that carries out change in this way. Neither can these actions be rationalized by discussion of past grievances or appeals to efficiency. Everything can be more efficient, but adherence to the rule of law is paramount” www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

submitted 36 days ago • 426 comments

KY GOV. BESHEAR: “If they eliminated the Department of Education and its funding, that’s half a billion dollars in meals for kids that otherwise might go hungry.”

submitted 36 days ago • 552 comments

Even people like me who hate talking on the phone can do it.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Hold the fuck on a minute — Assistant President Poopy Pants spent $15 million taxpayer dollars to attend a single football game, but Phony Stark’s Division of DOGEbags can’t find the money to fund childhood cancer research? Are you fucking kidding me?!?

submitted 36 days ago • 913 comments

DNC Chair Ken Martin: It’s only been three weeks, and Elon Musk has already shown that he’s the worst president the U.S. has ever had...

submitted 36 days ago • 115 comments

“Today is a very busy day for us! Eat lunch at your desk kind of day!”

submitted 36 days ago • 11 comments

Chris Murphy: "I think this is the most serious constitutional crisis the country has faced, certainly since Watergate. The president is attempting to seize control of power, and for corrupt purposes ... he's trying to crush his opposition ... this is a red alert moment ... our democracy is at risk"

submitted 37 days ago • 690 comments

#USA: "We urge the US government to immediately resume funding of critical humanitarian and health aid, either through rescinding relevant orders freezing funding or expanding the current narrow humanitarian waiver to cover all necessary health and humanitarian programs." - @avrilbenoit.bsky.social

submitted 39 days ago • 105 comments

Sen Cassidy: “Black lives matter only if you count them”

submitted 38 days ago • 1718 comments

SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

submitted 39 days ago • 1674 comments

This is Ziggy. He is a senior dog who is often mistaken for a puppy. Will drop his skincare routine if you drop part of your sandwich. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday

submitted 38 days ago • 331 comments

Every decent human being at the Super Bowl should take a knee during the National Anthem.

submitted 38 days ago • 1764 comments

Stay strong my friends. Rest. Recharge. Dig deep. We need each other and the country needs us. I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing. Albert Camus, The Plague

submitted 38 days ago • 40 comments

“Efforts by Trump officials to control the publication have stalled the release of three studies about bird flu for weeks, as the virus continues spreading through wild birds, poultry farms and cows around the country.” www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...

submitted 39 days ago • 88 comments

We need to call out the blatant lie being pushed by the Trump administration—that Elon’s staffers have only “read-only” access. It has been confirmed across departments that they have “administrative” access to computer systems.

submitted 39 days ago • 295 comments

"Now, as fears emerge Trump’s administration is “dangerously” undermining the U.S. dollar, Musk has confirmed he wants to put the U.S. Treasury on a blockchain, the technology that underpins bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies—including Musk’s pet project dogecoin." www.forbes.com/sites/digita...

submitted 42 days ago • 3 comments

This tells you who their constituents are. Not American voters. Not Americans at all. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

submitted 39 days ago • 120 comments

Bahahahaha

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

They’re not wrong.

submitted 40 days ago • 153 comments

OH FUCK NO. I'm sending an email, but white women, this is y'all's moment to shine. I can't think of a better reason to need to a speak to a manager. Inside every white woman reading this is a Karen waiting to be called into action. Lock-in, dig deep, and be a Karen for democracy!

submitted 39 days ago • 45 comments

Musk has given DOGE engineers barely old enough to buy beer—and with ZERO government experience—free rein over the Treasury Dept. Now they want to access data in the Dept of Labor, National Institutes of Health, and even the FAA. SIGN HERE to tell Congress to kick these bozos out of government!👇

submitted 39 days ago • 340 comments

Disgusting. www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/u...

submitted 41 days ago • 335 comments

Agents of billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have gained access to highly restricted government records on millions of federal employees as part of a broader effort to wrest control over the government’s main personnel agency, according to U.S. officials.

submitted 41 days ago • 103 comments

Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

submitted 41 days ago • 612 comments

Bibi’s Butler.

submitted 42 days ago • 706 comments

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.

submitted 43 days ago • 83 comments

Progressive Democrats accuse Trump and Musk of ‘a plutocratic coup’ Lawmakers point to shutting of USAid and accessing federal payment system as markings of ‘constitutional crisis’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 43 days ago • 8 comments

NEW: The consequences may be dire: “At a minimum, 300 babies that wouldn’t have had HIV, now do,” one current USAID worker estimates. @knibbs.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/usaid-...

submitted 43 days ago • 2 comments

Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you. Do something

submitted 43 days ago • 2117 comments

1. BREAKING Several of Elon Musk’s associates installed at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — including two recent high school graduates — have received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.

submitted 43 days ago • 313 comments

Bondi, Patel and the rest for them are all election deniers.

submitted 44 days ago • 503 comments

Since inauguration day, President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk have wreaked havoc on the federal government.

submitted 43 days ago • 21 comments

Marco Rubio's new acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, ladies and gentlemen.

submitted 43 days ago • 2314 comments

About 200 Marines and soldiers landed at Guantánamo Bay over the weekend to provide security and begin setting up at a new tent city for migrants, as officials comply with President Trump’s order to prepare the Navy base for as many as 30,000 deportees.

submitted 43 days ago • 151 comments

Elon Musk's wrecking ball now swings at USAID, vaporizing humanitarian assistance, putting countless lives at risk, threatening to topple America's economic and moral standing and emboldening autocrats around the world. Stand strong for our top humanitarian aid agency.

submitted 43 days ago • 611 comments

People are getting up off the mat.

submitted 43 days ago • 928 comments

Dear Mexico, Canada, Panama, and Europe: 100 percent tariffs on Tesla.

submitted 44 days ago • 1624 comments

Smash down the doors and drag those DOGE mutts out into the street

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

REP. RASKIN: “We don’t have a 4th branch of government called Elon Musk.” 🇺🇸

submitted 43 days ago • 552 comments

No one voted for Elon Musk. An unelected billionaire is trying to raid the Treasury Department and take money from the American people. This is a constitutional crisis and we choose to fight. We’re taking action to stop the Trump-Musk power grab this week. Join us: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

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