BIGAD
@becauseigiveadamn.bsky.social
Colorado grandmother for: democracy,freedom from gun violence,bodily autonomy for women&girls, equal justice/rights, freedom from bigotry,racism& misogyny, separation of church&state, a sustainable &livable earth, and peace.
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Psychologist and author @alangodwin52.bsky.social explains why so many of our otherwise decent friends and family have joined a political cult. www.youtube.com/shorts/ive89...
Why People Fall for Cults and Authoritarians
YouTube video by Matt Lewis & The News
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Psychologist and author @alangodwin52.bsky.social explains why so many of our otherwise decent friends and family have joined a political cult. www.youtube.com/shorts/ive89...
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Chicagoans and Northwest Indiana residents should know they are living on land that once belonged to Potawatomi Indians.
‘We were continental travelers’: Chicago, Northwest Indiana were Potawatomi lands
Chicagoans and Northwest Indiana residents should know they are living on land that once belonged to Potawatomi Indians.
trib.al
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Chicagoans and Northwest Indiana residents should know they are living on land that once belonged to Potawatomi Indians.
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Before anyone gets too carried away here.
Anthony Fauci says Marjorie Taylor Greene drove death threats against him
Ex-leader of US Covid response said congresswoman and Fox News sparked ‘credible death threats’ against him and his family
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Before anyone gets too carried away here.
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Charlotte is preparing for the invasion of Bovino and his CBP thugs.
Donate to Carolina Migrant Defense, who are ramping up to fight back. And go one step further and get involved. Here you go.
Donate to Carolina Migrant Defense, who are ramping up to fight back. And go one step further and get involved. Here you go.
November 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Charlotte is preparing for the invasion of Bovino and his CBP thugs.
Donate to Carolina Migrant Defense, who are ramping up to fight back. And go one step further and get involved. Here you go.
Donate to Carolina Migrant Defense, who are ramping up to fight back. And go one step further and get involved. Here you go.
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Remember you have the right to record videos of immigration enforcement officers. By recording, you can create an independent record of what took place in a particular incident, free from accusations of bias, lying, or faulty memory. More info here: www.aclu.org/issues/free-...
Filming and Photographing the Police | American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this co...
www.aclu.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Remember you have the right to record videos of immigration enforcement officers. By recording, you can create an independent record of what took place in a particular incident, free from accusations of bias, lying, or faulty memory. More info here: www.aclu.org/issues/free-...
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Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
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It’s useful for people of my generation to be reminded that this wasn’t that long ago. Ruby Bridges isn’t just still alive—she’s only 71, not ancient!
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
November 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It’s useful for people of my generation to be reminded that this wasn’t that long ago. Ruby Bridges isn’t just still alive—she’s only 71, not ancient!
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"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
Immigrant rights group placing 'ICE stole someone here' signs in Ontario
A citizens group in Ontario is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving ICE agents detaining and arresting undocumented immigrants.
abc7.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
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If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?
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Thing is… to hell with this guy‘s duty on gameday - what about his day to day duties, on the street, with this temper?
November 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Thing is… to hell with this guy‘s duty on gameday - what about his day to day duties, on the street, with this temper?
Devastating
PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C.
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
WETA to cut staff, cancel ‘PBS News Weekend’ and close News Hour West bureau
The restructuring includes the elimination of 34 positions, following another round of cuts made in September.
current.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Devastating
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"That about-face, as much as any action Ms. Bondi has taken this year, demonstrated the near-complete breakdown of the Justice Department’s traditional independence to prosecute cases based on facts and the law, as opposed to presidential fiat."
The rule of law is breaking down in front of us.
The rule of law is breaking down in front of us.
Four months ago, Bondi's DOJ declared that Epstein files warranted no further investigation. But it took Bondi four hours to open an investigation anyway once Trump demanded--and only into Democrats @ericalgj.bsky.social @glennthrush.bsky.social @alanfeuer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Justice Department to Investigate Epstein Ties, but Not to Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"That about-face, as much as any action Ms. Bondi has taken this year, demonstrated the near-complete breakdown of the Justice Department’s traditional independence to prosecute cases based on facts and the law, as opposed to presidential fiat."
The rule of law is breaking down in front of us.
The rule of law is breaking down in front of us.
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This is real. A government agency calling Americans performing their democratic right of protest “imbecilic morons.” This Trump regime is a poison and never should have gotten power. A total disgrace.
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This is real. A government agency calling Americans performing their democratic right of protest “imbecilic morons.” This Trump regime is a poison and never should have gotten power. A total disgrace.
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Note: As I point out in my piece, the demonstration DHS is referencing here was led by faith leaders — seven of whom were among the 21 arrested.
I asked some of those clergy what they thought about DHS’ statement.
This was their reply: religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
I asked some of those clergy what they thought about DHS’ statement.
This was their reply: religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
November 16, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Note: As I point out in my piece, the demonstration DHS is referencing here was led by faith leaders — seven of whom were among the 21 arrested.
I asked some of those clergy what they thought about DHS’ statement.
This was their reply: religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
I asked some of those clergy what they thought about DHS’ statement.
This was their reply: religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
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Open bribery by a foreign leader. The exact scenario that the Founders feared.
"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
November 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Open bribery by a foreign leader. The exact scenario that the Founders feared.
"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
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Trump leads MAGA to believe the mainstream legacy media is liberal and is out to get him.
A New York Times’ reporter had this kind of information on candidate Donald Trump and the paper sat on it.
That should be a story in and of itself.
A New York Times’ reporter had this kind of information on candidate Donald Trump and the paper sat on it.
That should be a story in and of itself.
November 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Trump leads MAGA to believe the mainstream legacy media is liberal and is out to get him.
A New York Times’ reporter had this kind of information on candidate Donald Trump and the paper sat on it.
That should be a story in and of itself.
A New York Times’ reporter had this kind of information on candidate Donald Trump and the paper sat on it.
That should be a story in and of itself.
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This is absolutely right
What happened to these stories in 2016 @nytimes.com
You could've saved democracy
Instead, your reporter stood by and let it burn
What happened to these stories in 2016 @nytimes.com
You could've saved democracy
Instead, your reporter stood by and let it burn
Trump leads MAGA to believe the mainstream legacy media is liberal and is out to get him.
A New York Times’ reporter had this kind of information on candidate Donald Trump and the paper sat on it.
That should be a story in and of itself.
A New York Times’ reporter had this kind of information on candidate Donald Trump and the paper sat on it.
That should be a story in and of itself.
November 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is absolutely right
What happened to these stories in 2016 @nytimes.com
You could've saved democracy
Instead, your reporter stood by and let it burn
What happened to these stories in 2016 @nytimes.com
You could've saved democracy
Instead, your reporter stood by and let it burn
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Larry Summers emailing with Jeffrey Epstein about what seems to be a thinly veiled conversation about Summers wanting to sexually assault a younger mentee -- in 2018. TEN YEARS after Epstein pleaded guilty to state charges of solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of 18.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Larry Summers emailing with Jeffrey Epstein about what seems to be a thinly veiled conversation about Summers wanting to sexually assault a younger mentee -- in 2018. TEN YEARS after Epstein pleaded guilty to state charges of solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of 18.
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1. Scandal politics win elections pretty often.
2. THIS scandal divides the GOP more than affordability or really anything.
3. If Dems want to win the fight (pry the files loose, rather than give up after Trump says no) they need to make a referendum out of it. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
2. THIS scandal divides the GOP more than affordability or really anything.
3. If Dems want to win the fight (pry the files loose, rather than give up after Trump says no) they need to make a referendum out of it. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
1. Scandal politics win elections pretty often.
2. THIS scandal divides the GOP more than affordability or really anything.
3. If Dems want to win the fight (pry the files loose, rather than give up after Trump says no) they need to make a referendum out of it. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
2. THIS scandal divides the GOP more than affordability or really anything.
3. If Dems want to win the fight (pry the files loose, rather than give up after Trump says no) they need to make a referendum out of it. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
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Chicago moms and teachers created a “walking school bus” to safely escort kids to school to support parents afraid to leave their homes.
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November 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Chicago moms and teachers created a “walking school bus” to safely escort kids to school to support parents afraid to leave their homes.
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He dropped his own tariffs, that were NEVER going to do anything except raise prices and create hardship? Right. GOP formula:
1. Create problem.
2. Blame others for problem.
3. Then un-do problem & take credit.
We're tired of it.
Oh- and release the Epstein files.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
1. Create problem.
2. Blame others for problem.
3. Then un-do problem & take credit.
We're tired of it.
Oh- and release the Epstein files.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Trump reverses course and cuts tariffs on US food imports
Order exempting coffee, beef, bananas and other items comes as White House fights off concerns about rising costs
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
He dropped his own tariffs, that were NEVER going to do anything except raise prices and create hardship? Right. GOP formula:
1. Create problem.
2. Blame others for problem.
3. Then un-do problem & take credit.
We're tired of it.
Oh- and release the Epstein files.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
1. Create problem.
2. Blame others for problem.
3. Then un-do problem & take credit.
We're tired of it.
Oh- and release the Epstein files.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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“Lots of people will actually die,” @zekeemanuel.bsky.social warns now that Obamacare subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year. “Republicans have had 15 years since the passage of the [ACA] and haven’t come up with a replacement.” #Velshi
‘Lots of people will actually die’: Health expert outlines consequences of letting ACA subsidies expire
The government reopened this week without a deal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, which has alarmed health care experts across the nation. “Lots of people will actually die because we don’t have universal coverage,” said University of Pennsylvania professor and former White House Health Policy Adviser Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel. “Republicans have had 15 years since the passage of the Affordable Care Act and haven’t come up with a replacement…As president Trump famously says, he has concepts of ideas, concepts of a plan, that’s not a plan.”
www.msnbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“Lots of people will actually die,” @zekeemanuel.bsky.social warns now that Obamacare subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year. “Republicans have had 15 years since the passage of the [ACA] and haven’t come up with a replacement.” #Velshi
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After weaponizing the shutdown to block SNAP benefits for hungry people, the Trump Admin is using the oldest trick in the book to do more of the same.
This kind of red tape does nothing to prevent fraud — it just makes it harder for working people to get the benefits they need.
This kind of red tape does nothing to prevent fraud — it just makes it harder for working people to get the benefits they need.
Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
Food aid recipients are already required to recertify their information regularly. But the move is part of USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ effort to overhaul the program.
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
After weaponizing the shutdown to block SNAP benefits for hungry people, the Trump Admin is using the oldest trick in the book to do more of the same.
This kind of red tape does nothing to prevent fraud — it just makes it harder for working people to get the benefits they need.
This kind of red tape does nothing to prevent fraud — it just makes it harder for working people to get the benefits they need.
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Trump is rewarding his brownshirts.
NEWS: President Trump has issued a *second* pardon for Jan. 6 defendant Dan Wilson.
Wilson, a militia member, remained in prison on a firearms conviction unrelated to the Capitol attack. But Trump's new pardon explicitly covers the gun charges. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Wilson, a militia member, remained in prison on a firearms conviction unrelated to the Capitol attack. But Trump's new pardon explicitly covers the gun charges. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trump is rewarding his brownshirts.
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This needs to get a LOT of traction.
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This needs to get a LOT of traction.