Gigi Wirtz
baltogigi.bsky.social
Gigi Wirtz
@baltogigi.bsky.social
Words, words, words.
Extremely disturbing footage of ICE breaking a woman’s car window and taking her away, refusing to show her any warrant which she calmly requested. substack.com/@greatthings...
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ICE disappeared a 52 year old mother yesterday from Westminster, Maryland whose children said she has no criminal record and is legally allowed to be in the country from El Salvador because she has a ...
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April 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Pro tip for Senators: Don’t be like Jim Banks.
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Wallace reax to GOP senator telling fired HHS worker he 'deserved it'
YouTube video by MSNBC
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April 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Saluting Sen. Duckworth. May others follow her lead.
Please.
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Undaunted: Tammy Duckworth fights for America
We honor her for denouncing MAGA bullying, incompetence, and Democratic spinelessness--while exhibiting unceasing resilience and integrity
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March 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Jen Rubin calling on Dem leaders to go “full throttle”
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The Signal is Flashing Red
No gaslighting this time
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March 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Blatantly ignoring court orders is not a good sign and *should* be followed swiftly by conviction for civil contempt and impeachment. Hello, co-equal branches of government? Hello?
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The moment of crisis: Trump intentionally violates multiple court orders
March 17, 2025
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March 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
THIS is what independent journalism does. Listen - it's an excellent way to spend 5 minutes.

DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar discusses arrest of protest leader, deportations
March 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“Republicans just passed a measure saying that for the rest of this congressional session, “each day…shall not constitute a calendar day”

It can’t get more Orwellian than this. Can it?
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March 12, 2025
Trump’s 25% tariffs on all aluminum and steel imported into the U.S.
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March 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Urge your Senators to vote against the spending bill - even if it means a shutdown. Executive Branch shutting down the government anyway, without permission from Congress. Time for Congress to reassert the power of the purse.
March 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The most powerful thing I have read this week. Thank you, Sherrilyn Ifill!

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Selma is Stronger than MAGA
On Loving Your Country
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March 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
How do we get the Dems to unify on a plan like this?
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Democrats: Be a fox, not a possum, on the budget
Shrewd plays can show the American people that Democrats are on their side.
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March 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
When a pussy hat doesn't quite fit the occasion, make a crown!
March 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
50501 protest in Annapolis MD today, in front of our historic State House. Inside is the room where George Washington resigned his military commission, stepping away from the possibility of taking military control of the new country.
March 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
AIC reminds us we all have a DUTY to SHOW UP however we can. 2/28: no spending. 3/4: find a 50501 protest near you. SHOW UP. Every small act counts.
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Undaunted: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Courage is Contagious—and Not Optional
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February 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Showed up for this. @Hakeem-Jeffries says NOT ONE VOTE for the reckless Republican budget. thank you!
February 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Found it!
February 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
@hakeem-jeffries where are you? Here outside Capitol to witness noon gathering. Where are the Dems?
February 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
House Dems to gather on east steps of Capitol, 2/25 at noon in advance of budget vote. Anyone going?
February 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Read this, then go buy these 3 books. NOT from Amazon but from your fave local bookshop. For me that’s The Ivy.
HTTPS://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/22/us/donald-trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.y04.5Bzu.FLPgNi40gIYr
Trump Administration Live Updates: News on CPAC, DEI Ruling and More (Gift Article)
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February 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
There's quite a bit of ice, but the water has not stopped running. It is running in a channel carved between the icy banks. It is running in hiding, beneath the ice. I can hear the water chuckling.
February 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Surprise: It’s the economy.

“We’ve announced about 10,000 EV jobs in Kentucky, and (Trump) won Kentucky by 30 points. And so, if you do the math, if he causes us to lose these EV jobs, he is eliminating jobs from the very people who voted for him.”

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Undaunted: Courage is Contagious
This week, The Contrarian honors Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear
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February 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM