Connie Cockrell
@conniecockrell.bsky.social
Author, activist, volunteer
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States must be able to regulate AI data centers. Put this on your radar & show up to city council meetings. In Chandler AZ, residents stopped a Sinema‑backed project. In Tucson AZ, community pressure forced major changes to all future NDAs that try to hide details & pushed Amazon out. We have power
December 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
States must be able to regulate AI data centers. Put this on your radar & show up to city council meetings. In Chandler AZ, residents stopped a Sinema‑backed project. In Tucson AZ, community pressure forced major changes to all future NDAs that try to hide details & pushed Amazon out. We have power
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They aren't going to drop this 'goal' of taking food away from people who need it. Of the reapplications, I wonder what percent would actually be approved again. Surely they will move the goalposts on eligibility.
#TheyDontCare
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
#TheyDontCare
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
The Trump admin. will require all SNAP participants to reapply, claiming an anti-fraud crackdown, though fraud is minimal and states already recertify regularly.
Mass reapplications will overwhelm offices, cause delays, and put children, seniors, and working families at risk of losing benefits.
Mass reapplications will overwhelm offices, cause delays, and put children, seniors, and working families at risk of losing benefits.
November 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
They aren't going to drop this 'goal' of taking food away from people who need it. Of the reapplications, I wonder what percent would actually be approved again. Surely they will move the goalposts on eligibility.
#TheyDontCare
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
#TheyDontCare
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
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With heating costs up and winter weather on the horizon, families shouldn't have to choose between staying warm and putting food on the table.
I joined a bipartisan group of 32 senators in calling on Trump to release LIHEAP funding to keep families safe and warm this winter.
I joined a bipartisan group of 32 senators in calling on Trump to release LIHEAP funding to keep families safe and warm this winter.
November 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
With heating costs up and winter weather on the horizon, families shouldn't have to choose between staying warm and putting food on the table.
I joined a bipartisan group of 32 senators in calling on Trump to release LIHEAP funding to keep families safe and warm this winter.
I joined a bipartisan group of 32 senators in calling on Trump to release LIHEAP funding to keep families safe and warm this winter.
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I wrote about how if social media posting is Trump's art form, yesterday's post on the Epstein Files was his Magnus Opus. I title it: A man in full panic.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I wrote about how if social media posting is Trump's art form, yesterday's post on the Epstein Files was his Magnus Opus. I title it: A man in full panic.
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“$170 BILLION for ICE. $40 BILLION for Argentina. $1 BILLION for Trump’s Qatari jet. $230 MILLION for Trump’s DOJ “compensation”. $200 MILLION for Noem’s jets… But nothing for health care?
This isn’t a question about what 🇺🇸 can or can’t afford — it’s about priorities.”
This isn’t a question about what 🇺🇸 can or can’t afford — it’s about priorities.”
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
“$170 BILLION for ICE. $40 BILLION for Argentina. $1 BILLION for Trump’s Qatari jet. $230 MILLION for Trump’s DOJ “compensation”. $200 MILLION for Noem’s jets… But nothing for health care?
This isn’t a question about what 🇺🇸 can or can’t afford — it’s about priorities.”
This isn’t a question about what 🇺🇸 can or can’t afford — it’s about priorities.”
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Government funding bill cuts food safety regulations. See the provisions for yourself www.snopes.com/fact-check/g...
Government funding bill cuts food safety regulations. See the provisions for yourself
The bill prohibited the FDA from enforcing regulations aimed at increasing traceability of the supply chain, among other rules.
www.snopes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Government funding bill cuts food safety regulations. See the provisions for yourself www.snopes.com/fact-check/g...
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It's a BIG DEAL here in Southern Arizona
Adelita Grijalva finally will be sworn in
Even the local news will being showing it live
Finally...
Congratulations Congresswoman Elect ADELITA GRIJALVA
Proud you are representing Tucson and Southern Arizona
It's a BIG DEAL here in Southern Arizona
Adelita Grijalva finally will be sworn in
Even the local news will being showing it live
Finally...
Congratulations Congresswoman Elect ADELITA GRIJALVA
Proud you are representing Tucson and Southern Arizona
UPDATE: Representative-Elect Adelita Grijalva to be sworn in on Wednesday
House Speaker Mike Johnson has said the delay in swearing in Grijalva was due to the government shutdown.
www.kold.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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It's a BIG DEAL here in Southern Arizona
Adelita Grijalva finally will be sworn in
Even the local news will being showing it live
Finally...
Congratulations Congresswoman Elect ADELITA GRIJALVA
Proud you are representing Tucson and Southern Arizona
It's a BIG DEAL here in Southern Arizona
Adelita Grijalva finally will be sworn in
Even the local news will being showing it live
Finally...
Congratulations Congresswoman Elect ADELITA GRIJALVA
Proud you are representing Tucson and Southern Arizona
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I dropped off Virginia Giuffre’s memoir for Speaker Johnson. If he actually reads it, maybe he’ll finally release the Epstein Files and stop covering for the powerful men who abused her.
Justice for Virginia and the hundreds of other victims is long overdue.
Justice for Virginia and the hundreds of other victims is long overdue.
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I dropped off Virginia Giuffre’s memoir for Speaker Johnson. If he actually reads it, maybe he’ll finally release the Epstein Files and stop covering for the powerful men who abused her.
Justice for Virginia and the hundreds of other victims is long overdue.
Justice for Virginia and the hundreds of other victims is long overdue.
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‼️AZ-07 SPECIAL ELECTION 9/23‼️
Please vote for Adelita Grijalva! Please remind your friends & family to vote.
Adelita will fight for democracy, lower costs, & will work hard for affordable healthcare. Her position on SS, Medicare, & Medicaid? Hands off!
Please elect Adelita to Congress!
#ProudBlue
Please vote for Adelita Grijalva! Please remind your friends & family to vote.
Adelita will fight for democracy, lower costs, & will work hard for affordable healthcare. Her position on SS, Medicare, & Medicaid? Hands off!
Please elect Adelita to Congress!
#ProudBlue
September 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
‼️AZ-07 SPECIAL ELECTION 9/23‼️
Please vote for Adelita Grijalva! Please remind your friends & family to vote.
Adelita will fight for democracy, lower costs, & will work hard for affordable healthcare. Her position on SS, Medicare, & Medicaid? Hands off!
Please elect Adelita to Congress!
#ProudBlue
Please vote for Adelita Grijalva! Please remind your friends & family to vote.
Adelita will fight for democracy, lower costs, & will work hard for affordable healthcare. Her position on SS, Medicare, & Medicaid? Hands off!
Please elect Adelita to Congress!
#ProudBlue
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It's September already!
Packed with holidays & community events, in #AZ07, make sure the important dates for the special election are in your calendar too!
🗳️Request ballot by Sept 12 → iwillvote.com
📬Return ballot by Sept 16
🎉Vote early. Then enjoy every moment this month!
#MomSky #Pinks #ProudBlue
Packed with holidays & community events, in #AZ07, make sure the important dates for the special election are in your calendar too!
🗳️Request ballot by Sept 12 → iwillvote.com
📬Return ballot by Sept 16
🎉Vote early. Then enjoy every moment this month!
#MomSky #Pinks #ProudBlue
September 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It's September already!
Packed with holidays & community events, in #AZ07, make sure the important dates for the special election are in your calendar too!
🗳️Request ballot by Sept 12 → iwillvote.com
📬Return ballot by Sept 16
🎉Vote early. Then enjoy every moment this month!
#MomSky #Pinks #ProudBlue
Packed with holidays & community events, in #AZ07, make sure the important dates for the special election are in your calendar too!
🗳️Request ballot by Sept 12 → iwillvote.com
📬Return ballot by Sept 16
🎉Vote early. Then enjoy every moment this month!
#MomSky #Pinks #ProudBlue
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At some point, everyone needs to rise above the “us vs them” mentality to save our democracy.
Like it nor not, we’re ALL in this together now, regardless of biases.
Election season has already begun, with primaries beginning as soon as March.
We’re in the fight for our lives.
Let’s act like it. ✊🏽
Like it nor not, we’re ALL in this together now, regardless of biases.
Election season has already begun, with primaries beginning as soon as March.
We’re in the fight for our lives.
Let’s act like it. ✊🏽
Democracy Voting GIF
Alt: Democracy Voting GIF:
TODAY’S A GREAT DAY TO STOP MESSING WITH DEMOCRACY
media.tenor.com
September 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
At some point, everyone needs to rise above the “us vs them” mentality to save our democracy.
Like it nor not, we’re ALL in this together now, regardless of biases.
Election season has already begun, with primaries beginning as soon as March.
We’re in the fight for our lives.
Let’s act like it. ✊🏽
Like it nor not, we’re ALL in this together now, regardless of biases.
Election season has already begun, with primaries beginning as soon as March.
We’re in the fight for our lives.
Let’s act like it. ✊🏽
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We have to fight back. California will win. Vote yes on prop 50.
Our maps are temporary Texas is not.
Our maps are temporary Texas is not.
September 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We have to fight back. California will win. Vote yes on prop 50.
Our maps are temporary Texas is not.
Our maps are temporary Texas is not.
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A report that health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has promised will come out this month will look at the causes of autism. Many worry it will have claims unsupported by science.
HHS responds to report about autism and acetaminophen
A report that health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has promised will come out this month will look at the causes of autism. Many worry it will have claims unsupported by science.
n.pr
September 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A report that health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has promised will come out this month will look at the causes of autism. Many worry it will have claims unsupported by science.
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First negative monthly non-farm payroll since 2020…in Trump’s last term. 😰
September 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
First negative monthly non-farm payroll since 2020…in Trump’s last term. 😰
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Major General Joseph Alfred McNeil, member of the Greensboro Four, has passed away at the age of 83.
McNeil was best known for his role in the 1960 Woolworth's Lunch Counter sit-in, in which he and 3 friends from A&T peacefully challenged the racist, whites-only service culture of the day. #NCpol
McNeil was best known for his role in the 1960 Woolworth's Lunch Counter sit-in, in which he and 3 friends from A&T peacefully challenged the racist, whites-only service culture of the day. #NCpol
September 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Major General Joseph Alfred McNeil, member of the Greensboro Four, has passed away at the age of 83.
McNeil was best known for his role in the 1960 Woolworth's Lunch Counter sit-in, in which he and 3 friends from A&T peacefully challenged the racist, whites-only service culture of the day. #NCpol
McNeil was best known for his role in the 1960 Woolworth's Lunch Counter sit-in, in which he and 3 friends from A&T peacefully challenged the racist, whites-only service culture of the day. #NCpol
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September 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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September 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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You see this too, right? I post about ICE cruelty under Trump a lot and some yahoo always replies, “that’s what they voted for.” Like it’s a flex. Not realizing how dumb they sound.
Reality: non-citizens can’t vote.
I expect that nonsense from MAGA, but these are Dems. They need to cut that shit!
Reality: non-citizens can’t vote.
I expect that nonsense from MAGA, but these are Dems. They need to cut that shit!
September 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
You see this too, right? I post about ICE cruelty under Trump a lot and some yahoo always replies, “that’s what they voted for.” Like it’s a flex. Not realizing how dumb they sound.
Reality: non-citizens can’t vote.
I expect that nonsense from MAGA, but these are Dems. They need to cut that shit!
Reality: non-citizens can’t vote.
I expect that nonsense from MAGA, but these are Dems. They need to cut that shit!
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🧵@barbmcquade.bsky.social guess on why many by DC Grand Juries decide not to indict in Trump’s wave of recent arrests (grand juries usually follow prosecutors intent):
"...these grand jurors are seeing prosecutorial overreach and they don’t want to be part of it."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/u...
"...these grand jurors are seeing prosecutorial overreach and they don’t want to be part of it."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/u...
Grand Juries in D.C. Reject Wave of Charges Under Trump’s Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
September 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🧵@barbmcquade.bsky.social guess on why many by DC Grand Juries decide not to indict in Trump’s wave of recent arrests (grand juries usually follow prosecutors intent):
"...these grand jurors are seeing prosecutorial overreach and they don’t want to be part of it."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/u...
"...these grand jurors are seeing prosecutorial overreach and they don’t want to be part of it."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/u...
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WSJ: Marjorie Taylor Greene, now one of the most prominent Republicans defying Trump & party leadership, teamed up with Democrats to force a House vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files.
My Congressional Rep finally did something I can be proud of.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
My Congressional Rep finally did something I can be proud of.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
September 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
WSJ: Marjorie Taylor Greene, now one of the most prominent Republicans defying Trump & party leadership, teamed up with Democrats to force a House vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files.
My Congressional Rep finally did something I can be proud of.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
My Congressional Rep finally did something I can be proud of.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
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Mike Johnson just let it slip: Donald Trump was an FBI informant in the Jeffrey Epstein case.
One of the most common ways someone becomes an FBI informant is when the Bureau flips a suspect who’s caught & looking to save themselves.
Trump wasn't protecting the public, he was just protecting himself.
One of the most common ways someone becomes an FBI informant is when the Bureau flips a suspect who’s caught & looking to save themselves.
Trump wasn't protecting the public, he was just protecting himself.
September 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Mike Johnson just let it slip: Donald Trump was an FBI informant in the Jeffrey Epstein case.
One of the most common ways someone becomes an FBI informant is when the Bureau flips a suspect who’s caught & looking to save themselves.
Trump wasn't protecting the public, he was just protecting himself.
One of the most common ways someone becomes an FBI informant is when the Bureau flips a suspect who’s caught & looking to save themselves.
Trump wasn't protecting the public, he was just protecting himself.
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Squeaker Mike Johnson has a new one up his sleeve - get ready to laugh with abandon, as the desperation is rising.
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #DV1 #Pinks
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #DV1 #Pinks
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Donald Trump was an FBI ‘informant’ on Jeffrey Epstein, Republican claims
The leader of the House of Representatives said Trump was ‘horrified’ by the controversy
www.the-independent.com
September 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Squeaker Mike Johnson has a new one up his sleeve - get ready to laugh with abandon, as the desperation is rising.
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #DV1 #Pinks
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #DV1 #Pinks
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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September 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Donate to help implement @Everytown's 38 data-driven solutions to reduce gun violence: secure.actblue.com/d...
#BestOfABlueView #BestOf2025 #BestEditorialCartoons
Donate to help implement @Everytown's 38 data-driven solutions to reduce gun violence: secure.actblue.com/d...
#BestOfABlueView #BestOf2025 #BestEditorialCartoons