@cmerfy Lifelong Democrat
@cmerfy.bsky.social
🌊Lefty in Texas🌊
US/Cdn citizen w/ views shaped by living in London🇬🇧, Munich🇩🇪,& Toronto🍁
DemCast & ONEV1 member; BLM LGTBQ Ally, gun control & public education supporter, X refugee
US/Cdn citizen w/ views shaped by living in London🇬🇧, Munich🇩🇪,& Toronto🍁
DemCast & ONEV1 member; BLM LGTBQ Ally, gun control & public education supporter, X refugee
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Who Benefits From Dividing Texas Democrats?
The path forward runs through participation, not polarization.
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#LoneStarLeft on Monday morning, Feb 9th, 2026
Excellent question!!!
Read what she wrote 🎁👇
#OV1
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#LoneStarLeft on Monday morning, Feb 9th, 2026
Excellent question!!!
Read what she wrote 🎁👇
#OV1
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#LoneStarLeft on Monday morning, Feb 9th, 2026
Excellent question!!!
Read what she wrote 🎁👇
#OV1
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#LoneStarLeft on Monday morning, Feb 9th, 2026
Excellent question!!!
Read what she wrote 🎁👇
#OV1
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Who Benefits From Dividing Texas Democrats?
The path forward runs through participation, not polarization.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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#LoneStarLeft on Monday morning, Feb 9th, 2026
Excellent question!!!
Read what she wrote 🎁👇
#OV1
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#LoneStarLeft on Monday morning, Feb 9th, 2026
Excellent question!!!
Read what she wrote 🎁👇
#OV1
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Here's the most disturbing news from WaPo & The Guardian tonight, imho... 👇
#OV1
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Here's the most disturbing news from WaPo & The Guardian tonight, imho... 👇
#OV1
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Hong Kong democracy champion Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison
The heavy sentence for the 78-year-old Apple Daily founder and British citizen was imposed as Beijing seeks to wipe out the city’s remaining press freedoms.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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Here's the most disturbing news from WaPo & The Guardian tonight, imho... 👇
#OV1
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Here's the most disturbing news from WaPo & The Guardian tonight, imho... 👇
#OV1
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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Didn't really watch except for halftime, but I'm very happy for friends & family in Seattle 🥳
I love that city!!! 🤩
(Hey look! This is sports coverage from WaPo 😄)
#OV1
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
Didn't really watch except for halftime, but I'm very happy for friends & family in Seattle 🥳
I love that city!!! 🤩
(Hey look! This is sports coverage from WaPo 😄)
#OV1
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
Seahawks suffocate Patriots to win Super Bowl LX
Seattle’s defense shuts down New England to win the second Lombardi Trophy in franchise history.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:37 AM
📢🤔‼️
Didn't really watch except for halftime, but I'm very happy for friends & family in Seattle 🥳
I love that city!!! 🤩
(Hey look! This is sports coverage from WaPo 😄)
#OV1
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
Didn't really watch except for halftime, but I'm very happy for friends & family in Seattle 🥳
I love that city!!! 🤩
(Hey look! This is sports coverage from WaPo 😄)
#OV1
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
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U didn't think I'd skip 🤠 politics 2nite right? 😆
Sun, Feb 8, 2026
#LoneStarLeft w/ an honest assessment of the 1st Congress'l Distr of Tx
She gives a great intro to this Dem candidate there & what his goals are & ours should be 🔥🎁
READ & SHARE 🙏
#OV1
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U didn't think I'd skip 🤠 politics 2nite right? 😆
Sun, Feb 8, 2026
#LoneStarLeft w/ an honest assessment of the 1st Congress'l Distr of Tx
She gives a great intro to this Dem candidate there & what his goals are & ours should be 🔥🎁
READ & SHARE 🙏
#OV1
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Meet The Candidates: Dax Alexander For Texas Congressional District 01
A grassroots challenger in one of Texas’s toughest districts.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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U didn't think I'd skip 🤠 politics 2nite right? 😆
Sun, Feb 8, 2026
#LoneStarLeft w/ an honest assessment of the 1st Congress'l Distr of Tx
She gives a great intro to this Dem candidate there & what his goals are & ours should be 🔥🎁
READ & SHARE 🙏
#OV1
open.substack.com/pub/lonestar...
U didn't think I'd skip 🤠 politics 2nite right? 😆
Sun, Feb 8, 2026
#LoneStarLeft w/ an honest assessment of the 1st Congress'l Distr of Tx
She gives a great intro to this Dem candidate there & what his goals are & ours should be 🔥🎁
READ & SHARE 🙏
#OV1
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After watching Bad Bunny’s halftime show I’m so proud to be an American. Puerto Rico represents! Beautiful Spanish language, people of color filling my TV screen. This is what makes America great and it’s what I will always fight for.
#BadBunny
#BadBunny
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
After watching Bad Bunny’s halftime show I’m so proud to be an American. Puerto Rico represents! Beautiful Spanish language, people of color filling my TV screen. This is what makes America great and it’s what I will always fight for.
#BadBunny
#BadBunny
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Bad Bunny brought it to the 1/2 time show.
Love & unity.
He represented America well & set an example for all.
Si se puede ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
Love & unity.
He represented America well & set an example for all.
Si se puede ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
February 9, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Bad Bunny brought it to the 1/2 time show.
Love & unity.
He represented America well & set an example for all.
Si se puede ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
Love & unity.
He represented America well & set an example for all.
Si se puede ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
Reposted by @cmerfy Lifelong Democrat
Reposted by @cmerfy Lifelong Democrat
I fast forwarded through TPUSA” We hate immigrants and all people of color and want them off of our TV Half Time show” It was very weird. It was on a sound stage with maybe 25 audience members. It was like karaoke at the local VFW with less talented singers. It was a joke. #ProudBlue #USDemocracy
February 9, 2026 at 2:21 AM
I fast forwarded through TPUSA” We hate immigrants and all people of color and want them off of our TV Half Time show” It was very weird. It was on a sound stage with maybe 25 audience members. It was like karaoke at the local VFW with less talented singers. It was a joke. #ProudBlue #USDemocracy
Reposted by @cmerfy Lifelong Democrat
Bad Bunny turns Super Bowl halftime into Puerto Rican love letter with Lady Gaga surprise reut.rs/4tuniQI
Bad Bunny turns Super Bowl halftime into Puerto Rican love letter with Lady Gaga surprise
Bad Bunny transformed Levi's Stadium into a vibrant homage to Puerto Rico during Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, delivering a high-energy journey through the island's culture complete with a surprise appearance by Lady Gaga and a tribute from reggaeton pioneer Daddy Yankee.
reut.rs
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Bad Bunny turns Super Bowl halftime into Puerto Rican love letter with Lady Gaga surprise reut.rs/4tuniQI
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February 8, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Reposted by @cmerfy Lifelong Democrat
Cruelty is the goal of this administration
Putting a child who's recovering back into detention proves it
Did you vote for this?
Will you choose it again?
Putting a child who's recovering back into detention proves it
Did you vote for this?
Will you choose it again?
February 8, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Cruelty is the goal of this administration
Putting a child who's recovering back into detention proves it
Did you vote for this?
Will you choose it again?
Putting a child who's recovering back into detention proves it
Did you vote for this?
Will you choose it again?
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#LoneStarLeft on a D running for DC HD35 in a crowded primary on Feb 8, 2026
Read about the district, his background, & Q&A 🎁
We need the turnout here & proper help to achieve it. The map has changed & voters need ℹ️ in person
Please READ & Share!!!
#OV1
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#LoneStarLeft on a D running for DC HD35 in a crowded primary on Feb 8, 2026
Read about the district, his background, & Q&A 🎁
We need the turnout here & proper help to achieve it. The map has changed & voters need ℹ️ in person
Please READ & Share!!!
#OV1
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Meet The Candidates: John Lira For Texas Congressional District 35
A Marine veteran takes on an open seat in a newly competitive district.
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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#LoneStarLeft on a D running for DC HD35 in a crowded primary on Feb 8, 2026
Read about the district, his background, & Q&A 🎁
We need the turnout here & proper help to achieve it. The map has changed & voters need ℹ️ in person
Please READ & Share!!!
#OV1
open.substack.com/pub/lonestar...
#LoneStarLeft on a D running for DC HD35 in a crowded primary on Feb 8, 2026
Read about the district, his background, & Q&A 🎁
We need the turnout here & proper help to achieve it. The map has changed & voters need ℹ️ in person
Please READ & Share!!!
#OV1
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I fight for my people and YOU!
I fight for my culture and YOURS!
I fight for OUR history!!!
"...cannot be changed, forgotten, edited or erased..." ✊🏾
#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
I fight for my culture and YOURS!
I fight for OUR history!!!
"...cannot be changed, forgotten, edited or erased..." ✊🏾
#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
February 8, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I fight for my people and YOU!
I fight for my culture and YOURS!
I fight for OUR history!!!
"...cannot be changed, forgotten, edited or erased..." ✊🏾
#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
I fight for my culture and YOURS!
I fight for OUR history!!!
"...cannot be changed, forgotten, edited or erased..." ✊🏾
#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
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GTA long-delayed transportation line finally opened today... 😌
#OV1
www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...
GTA long-delayed transportation line finally opened today... 😌
#OV1
www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...
The Eglinton Crosstown LRT opened Sunday after 15 years of construction. Here’s how it went
Transit fans braved the cold to be among the first to ride Line 5, which was originally set to open in 2020.
www.thestar.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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GTA long-delayed transportation line finally opened today... 😌
#OV1
www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...
GTA long-delayed transportation line finally opened today... 😌
#OV1
www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...
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Was watching the BBC when this broke
It was the right thing for him to do
The UK needs less political posturing & more serious reform as Gordon Brown outlined yesterday
Don't make the same mistakes 🇺🇸 did by allowing the infrastructure to remain
#OV1
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Was watching the BBC when this broke
It was the right thing for him to do
The UK needs less political posturing & more serious reform as Gordon Brown outlined yesterday
Don't make the same mistakes 🇺🇸 did by allowing the infrastructure to remain
#OV1
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Morgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
Longtime aide has said he takes ‘full responsibility’ for advising PM to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM
📢🇬🇧‼️
Was watching the BBC when this broke
It was the right thing for him to do
The UK needs less political posturing & more serious reform as Gordon Brown outlined yesterday
Don't make the same mistakes 🇺🇸 did by allowing the infrastructure to remain
#OV1
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Was watching the BBC when this broke
It was the right thing for him to do
The UK needs less political posturing & more serious reform as Gordon Brown outlined yesterday
Don't make the same mistakes 🇺🇸 did by allowing the infrastructure to remain
#OV1
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Chastity Martinez wins special election for Louisiana House District 60 majorly!!!
Have Dems ever done this well consistently. Trump broke the Republican Party.
Have Dems ever done this well consistently. Trump broke the Republican Party.
February 8, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Chastity Martinez wins special election for Louisiana House District 60 majorly!!!
Have Dems ever done this well consistently. Trump broke the Republican Party.
Have Dems ever done this well consistently. Trump broke the Republican Party.
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#LoneStarLeft w/ an endorsement on Sat, Feb 7, 2026
The district is deep-blue & well-educated in a part of Austin w/ a lot of renters
There are many candidates in this primary & it will go to a runoff
Please READ!!! 🎁
Then SHARE 'cos it makes sense!
#OV1
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#LoneStarLeft w/ an endorsement on Sat, Feb 7, 2026
The district is deep-blue & well-educated in a part of Austin w/ a lot of renters
There are many candidates in this primary & it will go to a runoff
Please READ!!! 🎁
Then SHARE 'cos it makes sense!
#OV1
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Lone Star Left Endorses Gigs Hodges For HD49
A progressive case for the boldest candidate in HD49.
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:53 AM
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#LoneStarLeft w/ an endorsement on Sat, Feb 7, 2026
The district is deep-blue & well-educated in a part of Austin w/ a lot of renters
There are many candidates in this primary & it will go to a runoff
Please READ!!! 🎁
Then SHARE 'cos it makes sense!
#OV1
open.substack.com/pub/lonestar...
#LoneStarLeft w/ an endorsement on Sat, Feb 7, 2026
The district is deep-blue & well-educated in a part of Austin w/ a lot of renters
There are many candidates in this primary & it will go to a runoff
Please READ!!! 🎁
Then SHARE 'cos it makes sense!
#OV1
open.substack.com/pub/lonestar...
Reposted by @cmerfy Lifelong Democrat
Japanese voters head to the polls Sunday to deliver a verdict on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government as she seeks to shore up her grip on power and gain a clear mandate for spending and investment plans that have unsettled some investors
Japan’s Voters Set to Deliver Verdict on Takaichi’s Leadership
Japanese voters head to the polls Sunday to deliver a verdict on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government as she seeks to shore up her grip on power and gain a clear mandate for spending and investment plans that have unsettled some investors.
bloom.bg
February 8, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Japanese voters head to the polls Sunday to deliver a verdict on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government as she seeks to shore up her grip on power and gain a clear mandate for spending and investment plans that have unsettled some investors
Reposted by @cmerfy Lifelong Democrat
Congratulations to Democrat Chasity Martinez on her landslide win in the Louisiana State House District 60 Special Elections tonight. Trump won the district by 13 points in 2024. Chasity won by 24 points over the Republican candidate.
February 8, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Congratulations to Democrat Chasity Martinez on her landslide win in the Louisiana State House District 60 Special Elections tonight. Trump won the district by 13 points in 2024. Chasity won by 24 points over the Republican candidate.
Reposted by @cmerfy Lifelong Democrat
And DDHQ has called the LA-60 house race
Democrats hold the seat that Trump won by 13 points in 2024
Democrats hold the seat that Trump won by 13 points in 2024
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
And DDHQ has called the LA-60 house race
Democrats hold the seat that Trump won by 13 points in 2024
Democrats hold the seat that Trump won by 13 points in 2024
Reposted by @cmerfy Lifelong Democrat
Commanding officers are forcing their subordinates to see Melania says watchdog after being swamped with complaints. The complaints came from 8 different facilities and said no one wanted to see it but they were forced.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
U.S. military personnel are being pressured to see ‘Melania’ documentary, claims watchdog
Apparently seeking to boost its box office, some U.S. military personnel have reportedly been pressured into seeing “Melania,” Amazon’s $75 million documentary about First Lady Melania Trump.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Commanding officers are forcing their subordinates to see Melania says watchdog after being swamped with complaints. The complaints came from 8 different facilities and said no one wanted to see it but they were forced.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
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#ProudBlue
#OneV1
youtube.com/shorts/DW4ZO...
Please watch.
We’ve been told lie after lie, by Republicans FOR DECADES.
Did you know immigrants give more to the economy than Republicans?
Listen and weep.
#OneV1
youtube.com/shorts/DW4ZO...
Please watch.
We’ve been told lie after lie, by Republicans FOR DECADES.
Did you know immigrants give more to the economy than Republicans?
Listen and weep.
If a #maga says #immigrants are bad for the #economy just show them this #trump
YouTube video by Ohh that's RICH
youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:42 AM
#ProudBlue
#OneV1
youtube.com/shorts/DW4ZO...
Please watch.
We’ve been told lie after lie, by Republicans FOR DECADES.
Did you know immigrants give more to the economy than Republicans?
Listen and weep.
#OneV1
youtube.com/shorts/DW4ZO...
Please watch.
We’ve been told lie after lie, by Republicans FOR DECADES.
Did you know immigrants give more to the economy than Republicans?
Listen and weep.
Reposted by @cmerfy Lifelong Democrat
I read about this a couple of weeks ago but sh*t has finally hit the fan & I can't think of anyone better to face eviction!
Pay your bills like everyone else Trump regime! Pack your sh*t & go‼️
Pay the sculptor for that God-awful statue of Trump dipped in gold too!
#OneV1
knewz.com/ice-faces-ev...
Pay your bills like everyone else Trump regime! Pack your sh*t & go‼️
Pay the sculptor for that God-awful statue of Trump dipped in gold too!
#OneV1
knewz.com/ice-faces-ev...
ICE faces eviction
ICE faced eviction from a Lehigh County building after officials said federal agents used county space for years without a finalized lease or rent payments.
knewz.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I read about this a couple of weeks ago but sh*t has finally hit the fan & I can't think of anyone better to face eviction!
Pay your bills like everyone else Trump regime! Pack your sh*t & go‼️
Pay the sculptor for that God-awful statue of Trump dipped in gold too!
#OneV1
knewz.com/ice-faces-ev...
Pay your bills like everyone else Trump regime! Pack your sh*t & go‼️
Pay the sculptor for that God-awful statue of Trump dipped in gold too!
#OneV1
knewz.com/ice-faces-ev...
Reposted by @cmerfy Lifelong Democrat
www.newsweek.com/fbi-investig...
FBI agents were ordered to stop their current investigation into Renee Good’s shooting.
Anyone wondering why?
Patel doesn’t want an investigation that contradicts what Trump originally said about the shooting, of course.
Her poor family.
Our poor country.
FBI agents were ordered to stop their current investigation into Renee Good’s shooting.
Anyone wondering why?
Patel doesn’t want an investigation that contradicts what Trump originally said about the shooting, of course.
Her poor family.
Our poor country.
FBI investigation into Renee Good shooting stalled over key concern—Report
A dispute between prosecutors and the DOJ officials centered on concerns an investigation would contradict Trump's view of events.
www.newsweek.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:05 PM
www.newsweek.com/fbi-investig...
FBI agents were ordered to stop their current investigation into Renee Good’s shooting.
Anyone wondering why?
Patel doesn’t want an investigation that contradicts what Trump originally said about the shooting, of course.
Her poor family.
Our poor country.
FBI agents were ordered to stop their current investigation into Renee Good’s shooting.
Anyone wondering why?
Patel doesn’t want an investigation that contradicts what Trump originally said about the shooting, of course.
Her poor family.
Our poor country.
Reposted by @cmerfy Lifelong Democrat
Europe
Is not letting pedophiles skate by the accusations
They are being held accountable
American gov. Would like to bury the whole trove of information
Redacting their names not victims is their revenge
Is not letting pedophiles skate by the accusations
They are being held accountable
American gov. Would like to bury the whole trove of information
Redacting their names not victims is their revenge
February 7, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Europe
Is not letting pedophiles skate by the accusations
They are being held accountable
American gov. Would like to bury the whole trove of information
Redacting their names not victims is their revenge
Is not letting pedophiles skate by the accusations
They are being held accountable
American gov. Would like to bury the whole trove of information
Redacting their names not victims is their revenge