Brenda
@bbood.bsky.social
Blue dot in a Midwest swamp. I root for the underdog and 70’s music is my favorite decade. I lived my best life avoiding people during Covid.
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NEW: Indiana Republicans are trying to make sure no judge can stop their new gerrymander, adding provisions in their bill to ban temporary blocks, bypass lower courts and force every challenge straight to the conservative-majority state Supreme Court.
Indiana Republicans Aim to Sideline Courts to Protect their Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
NEW: Indiana Republicans are trying to make sure no judge can stop their new gerrymander, adding provisions in their bill to ban temporary blocks, bypass lower courts and force every challenge straight to the conservative-majority state Supreme Court.
More guns equals more deaths? Who knew. 🙄
Higher gun ownership rates lead to more gun homicides of pregnant women, new study says | via @nhassanein.bsky.social #ksleg
Higher gun ownership rates lead to more gun homicides of pregnant women, new study says • Kansas Reflector
Homicide rates among pregnant women increase with the rate of firearm ownership, according to a state-by-state study.
kansasreflector.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
More guns equals more deaths? Who knew. 🙄
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“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
~ Maya Angelou
~ Maya Angelou
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
~ Maya Angelou
~ Maya Angelou
It’s my one year anniversary here on Bluesky, happy anniversary to me! 🎉
November 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It’s my one year anniversary here on Bluesky, happy anniversary to me! 🎉
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#BREAKING: Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced that the Senate will not move forward with redrawing the state's congressional maps due to a lack of votes.
You did this, folks! Every call, every email, every voice mattered. Thank you for showing up for democracy.
We did it. 🎉💪🏼🗳️
You did this, folks! Every call, every email, every voice mattered. Thank you for showing up for democracy.
We did it. 🎉💪🏼🗳️
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
#BREAKING: Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced that the Senate will not move forward with redrawing the state's congressional maps due to a lack of votes.
You did this, folks! Every call, every email, every voice mattered. Thank you for showing up for democracy.
We did it. 🎉💪🏼🗳️
You did this, folks! Every call, every email, every voice mattered. Thank you for showing up for democracy.
We did it. 🎉💪🏼🗳️
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@morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social you can find Mork & Mindy streaming on demand using the Pluto app.
October 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
@morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social you can find Mork & Mindy streaming on demand using the Pluto app.
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"We’re operationalizing our old corridors—taking ancient trade routes our elders told us about and articulating them in a modern context."
Indigenous nations plan tariff-free trade corridor across US-Canada border.
From our friends at @nationalobserver.com:
Indigenous nations plan tariff-free trade corridor across US-Canada border.
From our friends at @nationalobserver.com:
Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border
“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."
www.motherjones.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"We’re operationalizing our old corridors—taking ancient trade routes our elders told us about and articulating them in a modern context."
Indigenous nations plan tariff-free trade corridor across US-Canada border.
From our friends at @nationalobserver.com:
Indigenous nations plan tariff-free trade corridor across US-Canada border.
From our friends at @nationalobserver.com:
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Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
trib.al
October 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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“I was raised in a family of public servants, and I was always taught that public servants serve the people and not themselves,” Bayh told reporters in Indianapolis on Monday. “And too often today in our politics, and in Indianapolis, I see folks in the Statehouse looking out for themselves.”
BREAKING: Democrat Beau Bayh to run for Indiana Secretary of State
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/06/d...
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/06/d...
Democrat Beau Bayh to run for Indiana Secretary of State • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Beau Bayh filed Monday to continue his families' political dynasty — running for Secretary of State.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
“I was raised in a family of public servants, and I was always taught that public servants serve the people and not themselves,” Bayh told reporters in Indianapolis on Monday. “And too often today in our politics, and in Indianapolis, I see folks in the Statehouse looking out for themselves.”
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FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to illegal immigrants.
FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'
This is false. Democrats say they are pushing for the inclusion of key health care provisions in the next congressional spending package.
bit.ly
October 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to illegal immigrants.
“Thousands of dollars spent at high-end hotels for state officials were funded by anonymous donors and few staffers filed official conflict of interest disclosures — even if they had ties to the companies receiving millions in tax breaks or state contracts.”
And it goes on and on and on…
And it goes on and on and on…
IEDC audit results sent to inspector general; Dems call for accountabiity
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IEDC audit results sent to inspector general; Dems call for accountability • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Following an IEDC audit, the Office of Inspector General could step in as Democrats call for more accountability for the agency.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
“Thousands of dollars spent at high-end hotels for state officials were funded by anonymous donors and few staffers filed official conflict of interest disclosures — even if they had ties to the companies receiving millions in tax breaks or state contracts.”
And it goes on and on and on…
And it goes on and on and on…
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A pop-up statue of President Donald Trump holding hands with late financier and child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has gone back up on the National Mall, after the National Park Service took it down.
Trump-Epstein statue returns to National Mall after Park Service took it down
A pop-up statue of President Donald Trump holding hands with late financier and child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has gone back up on the National Mall, after the National Park Service took it down.The reinstallation of the statue, known officially as the "Trump-Epstein Friendship Statue" and ere...
bit.ly
October 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A pop-up statue of President Donald Trump holding hands with late financier and child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has gone back up on the National Mall, after the National Park Service took it down.
So disgusting. All that surround this current administration stink of ill will and hate.
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youtube.com/shorts/eYmZX...
He Walked Right Into THIS
YouTube video by MoveOn
youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
So disgusting. All that surround this current administration stink of ill will and hate.
youtube.com/shorts/eYmZX...
youtube.com/shorts/eYmZX...
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The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
September 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
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With the FCC cracking down on the Jimmy Kimmel show and ABC/Disney capitulating….
Here’s the new Disney!
Here’s the new Disney!
September 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
With the FCC cracking down on the Jimmy Kimmel show and ABC/Disney capitulating….
Here’s the new Disney!
Here’s the new Disney!
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The DOJ has removed from its website a report showing that right-wing extremists have killed more Americans than any other domestic terrorist group.
Deleting the report doesn’t change the facts: claims that left-leaning Americans are more violent aren’t supported by the data.
Deleting the report doesn’t change the facts: claims that left-leaning Americans are more violent aren’t supported by the data.
Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence − what the data shows
Donald Trump and top administration officials confidently assert that left-wing political violence is a huge problem in the US. They’re wrong, say researchers who study extremism.
buff.ly
September 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The DOJ has removed from its website a report showing that right-wing extremists have killed more Americans than any other domestic terrorist group.
Deleting the report doesn’t change the facts: claims that left-leaning Americans are more violent aren’t supported by the data.
Deleting the report doesn’t change the facts: claims that left-leaning Americans are more violent aren’t supported by the data.
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Congrats to Jimmy Kimmel for never bending the knee.
September 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Congrats to Jimmy Kimmel for never bending the knee.
Young Brit Schools Charlie Kirk With One Epic Comeback After Another!
YouTube video by Just a Confused Brit
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September 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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"A mural of the Statue of Liberty in shame" by JDL Street Ar in Lille , Roubaix France 🇫🇷
August 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
"A mural of the Statue of Liberty in shame" by JDL Street Ar in Lille , Roubaix France 🇫🇷
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A Ukrainian soldier had his throat slit by russians, was dumped into a pit with 7 of his mutilated brothers-in-arms, and CRAWLED for 5 days to reach his own.
He lived. They didn’t.
This is what “russian world” means. #UkrainianView
He lived. They didn’t.
This is what “russian world” means. #UkrainianView
August 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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FWI (F'ing with ICE): Project "Bigot's Blue Balls"
[Warning, this is a project for American-born white people only - I would never ask Black or Brown friends to take this risk.]
1. Put a Mexican flag bumper sticker on your car or truck.
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[Warning, this is a project for American-born white people only - I would never ask Black or Brown friends to take this risk.]
1. Put a Mexican flag bumper sticker on your car or truck.
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August 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
FWI (F'ing with ICE): Project "Bigot's Blue Balls"
[Warning, this is a project for American-born white people only - I would never ask Black or Brown friends to take this risk.]
1. Put a Mexican flag bumper sticker on your car or truck.
…
[Warning, this is a project for American-born white people only - I would never ask Black or Brown friends to take this risk.]
1. Put a Mexican flag bumper sticker on your car or truck.
…
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The fine point
Reporter: What’s going on with those posts on X that are clearly trolling the president?
Newsom: I hope it’s a wake up call for the president. I’m just following his example. If you have issues with what I’m putting out, you sure as hell should have concerns with what he’s putting out
Newsom: I hope it’s a wake up call for the president. I’m just following his example. If you have issues with what I’m putting out, you sure as hell should have concerns with what he’s putting out
August 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The fine point
Just a matter of time before this will be America.
Three and a half more years, will we survive?
Three and a half more years, will we survive?
The Kremlin has reportedly ordered officials and lawmakers to migrate their Telegram channels to domestic messaging app Max as it tightens restrictions on foreign services.
Kremlin Orders Officials to Move Telegram Channels to Domestic Messaging App Max – Vyorstka - The Moscow Times
The Kremlin has ordered government officials and lawmakers to migrate their Telegram channels to domestic messaging app Max as it tightens restrictions on foreign services, the exiled news outlet Vyor...
www.themoscowtimes.com
August 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Just a matter of time before this will be America.
Three and a half more years, will we survive?
Three and a half more years, will we survive?
