Debra Johnson
@debj11.bsky.social
Reader, writer, democrat, and advocate for marginalized people.
Lived during segregation in the South.
Saw Civil Rights passed & the renewal of deadly Abortion bans.
Watching rights eroded. Politics matter.
Read Books about BIPOC by BIPOC.
No msgs.
Lived during segregation in the South.
Saw Civil Rights passed & the renewal of deadly Abortion bans.
Watching rights eroded. Politics matter.
Read Books about BIPOC by BIPOC.
No msgs.
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Debra Johnson
@debj11.bsky.social
· Oct 4
#STAYWOKE:ALERT&AWAKE
There are armed, masked men running around drunk on power.
There are armed, masked men running around drunk on power.
Places you shouldn't seek medical advice under Trump's administration.
"The inconsistency of the messaging makes it hard for the public to understand what actually matters for their health."
RFK Jr. Says Americans Need More Protein. His Grok-Powered Food Website Disagrees
The site Realfood.gov uses Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot to dispense nutrition information—some of which contradicts the government’s new guidelines.
www.wired.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Places you shouldn't seek medical advice under Trump's administration.
Reposted by Debra Johnson
"The inconsistency of the messaging makes it hard for the public to understand what actually matters for their health."
RFK Jr. Says Americans Need More Protein. His Grok-Powered Food Website Disagrees
The site Realfood.gov uses Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot to dispense nutrition information—some of which contradicts the government’s new guidelines.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:24 PM
"The inconsistency of the messaging makes it hard for the public to understand what actually matters for their health."
Reposted by Debra Johnson
Salesforce employees are circulating an open letter demanding that CEO Marc Benioff denounce ICE -- hours after he joked at a company event that ICE agents were monitoring international employees:
Salesforce Workers Circulate Open Letter Urging CEO Marc Benioff to Denounce ICE
The letter comes after Benioff joked at a company event on Monday that ICE was monitoring international employees in attendance, sparking immediate backlash.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Salesforce employees are circulating an open letter demanding that CEO Marc Benioff denounce ICE -- hours after he joked at a company event that ICE agents were monitoring international employees:
Reposted by Debra Johnson
EXCLUSIVE | The number of migrants who claim ICE is detaining them unlawfully has increased nearly 10,000 percent in the first year of Trump’s second term.
Staggering New Figures Blow Up ICE Barbie’s Biggest Claim
The Trump administration says it’s detaining and deporting the “worst of the worst.”
trib.al
February 11, 2026 at 7:29 PM
EXCLUSIVE | The number of migrants who claim ICE is detaining them unlawfully has increased nearly 10,000 percent in the first year of Trump’s second term.
The Trump Effect!
This is a bummer
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The Trump Effect!
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Oh, the self-awareness. Supported Brexit, moved to Monaco afterwards and now blames migrants for the state of the country. And probably doesn’t realise just how much Man United fans will despise him for these comments.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK being ‘colonised by immigrants’, says Man United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain’s seventh-richest man, who vocally backed Brexit then moved to Monaco, also hits out at people on benefits
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Oh, the self-awareness. Supported Brexit, moved to Monaco afterwards and now blames migrants for the state of the country. And probably doesn’t realise just how much Man United fans will despise him for these comments.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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This is obviously incorrect as a description of fact but it is a forthright expression of MAGA goals and aspirations: they believe it should be illegal to not like, agree or associate with them bsky.app/profile/bern...
February 11, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This is obviously incorrect as a description of fact but it is a forthright expression of MAGA goals and aspirations: they believe it should be illegal to not like, agree or associate with them bsky.app/profile/bern...
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i like that this is held out as an example of Alito’s great personality when he kind of just seems like a bit of a bore from this description
February 11, 2026 at 3:41 PM
i like that this is held out as an example of Alito’s great personality when he kind of just seems like a bit of a bore from this description
No matter how Trump spends this, he lost this fight.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Annual governors' gathering with White House unraveling after Trump excludes Democrats
An annual meeting of the nation’s governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling after President Donald Trump excluded Democratic governors from White House events. The N...
www.yahoo.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:22 PM
No matter how Trump spends this, he lost this fight.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Things are heating up. Wish every Mayor protected us like Mamdani.
open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/...
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Sen. Slotkin Refuses To Comply With Trump Regime, Sen. Gallego Calls For General Strike If This Happens, and Mayor Mamdani Takes On ICE
Great news that’s truly terrible for Trump
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Things are heating up. Wish every Mayor protected us like Mamdani.
open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/...
open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/...
Texas is in desperate need of new leadership.
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/03/t...
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/03/t...
Texas is studying its pregnant jail inmates
As a part of a yearlong study, Texas county jails are collecting data about pregnant inmates’ prenatal care, mental health indicators, pregnancy outcomes and more.
www.texastribune.org
February 3, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Texas is in desperate need of new leadership.
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/03/t...
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/03/t...
Hamas was the elected government of Gaza, illegally occupied by Israel. The occupation denied full rights to Palestinians. However, attacking civilians is a war crime for the Palestinian group that attacked Israel. Israel's slaughter of thousands of Palestinians & land theft in retaliation is too.
Netanyahu is a war criminal committing genocide. Hamas is a terrorist organization. The US must stop their support of Israel.
There is no lasting ceasefire where Israel is concerned. There is no accountability where the U.S. is involved.
February 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Hamas was the elected government of Gaza, illegally occupied by Israel. The occupation denied full rights to Palestinians. However, attacking civilians is a war crime for the Palestinian group that attacked Israel. Israel's slaughter of thousands of Palestinians & land theft in retaliation is too.
It's the same fight for inclusion, every single time.
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open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
February 1, 2026
On February 1, 1862, in the early days of the Civil War, the Atlantic Monthly published Julia Ward Howe’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” summing up the cause of freedom for which the United States tro...
open.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:48 PM
It's the same fight for inclusion, every single time.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Stephen Miller wants immigrants and BIPOC to have no path to citizenship. The ultimate goal of white supremacists & the oligarchs.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
January 31, 2026
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted on social media this morning:
open.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Stephen Miller wants immigrants and BIPOC to have no path to citizenship. The ultimate goal of white supremacists & the oligarchs.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
There is no lasting ceasefire where Israel is concerned. There is no accountability where the U.S. is involved.
BREAKING:
Israel is raining bombs on Gaza right now.
31 Palestinian civilians killed since dawn today.
Families burned alive in tents.
Homes turned into graves.
Civilians targeted in the streets.
The “ceasefire” is a lie.
Israel is erasing Gaza — family by family.
Israel is raining bombs on Gaza right now.
31 Palestinian civilians killed since dawn today.
Families burned alive in tents.
Homes turned into graves.
Civilians targeted in the streets.
The “ceasefire” is a lie.
Israel is erasing Gaza — family by family.
February 1, 2026 at 7:55 PM
There is no lasting ceasefire where Israel is concerned. There is no accountability where the U.S. is involved.
Expect more of this. There's no need to be loyal to a party that won't support you or the rule of law.
Local columnist on the context of Dems flipping a deep red Tarrant County district last night www.star-telegram.com/opinion/bud-...
Democrat’s surprise win in MAGA stronghold: What it means for Texas Democrats | Opinion
Southlake Republican Leigh Wambsganss’ troubles started long before Donald Trump. | Opinion
www.star-telegram.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Expect more of this. There's no need to be loyal to a party that won't support you or the rule of law.
Reposted by Debra Johnson
Local columnist on the context of Dems flipping a deep red Tarrant County district last night www.star-telegram.com/opinion/bud-...
Democrat’s surprise win in MAGA stronghold: What it means for Texas Democrats | Opinion
Southlake Republican Leigh Wambsganss’ troubles started long before Donald Trump. | Opinion
www.star-telegram.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Local columnist on the context of Dems flipping a deep red Tarrant County district last night www.star-telegram.com/opinion/bud-...
Dems can do this.
www.reuters.com/world/us/vot...
www.reuters.com/world/us/vot...
Democrat Menefee wins Texas special election for US House seat
The result will narrow Republicans' already slender majority in the chamber.
www.reuters.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Dems can do this.
www.reuters.com/world/us/vot...
www.reuters.com/world/us/vot...
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You know, I keep seeing people saying that the CL shouldn’t matter here? That’s weird. Misuse shouldn’t lead people to that conclusion. It’s hard to articulate a method that just ignores the English backdrop in con law. But you need (1) dense articulation, (2) connective tissue, & (3) unbroken chain
Ilan Wurman's anti-birthright citizenship Supreme Court amicus. I won't mince words. He bastardizes the common law. It is a methodologically bankrupt approach to the history of Anglo-American constitutionalism. It is little more than preening to gain someone's favor, but certainly not a scholar's.
January 29, 2026 at 1:32 PM
You know, I keep seeing people saying that the CL shouldn’t matter here? That’s weird. Misuse shouldn’t lead people to that conclusion. It’s hard to articulate a method that just ignores the English backdrop in con law. But you need (1) dense articulation, (2) connective tissue, & (3) unbroken chain
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It’s about damn time somebody stood up for the little guy—the real hero, the humble foe of bullies and bigots, the voice for the voiceless: Justice Samuel Alito. Glad to see this meek, powerless man finally receive the defense he deserves.
Because we've been flooded with Mark Joseph Stern and Ian Millhiser garbage about how Alito is the spawn of satan.
January 30, 2026 at 9:28 PM
It’s about damn time somebody stood up for the little guy—the real hero, the humble foe of bullies and bigots, the voice for the voiceless: Justice Samuel Alito. Glad to see this meek, powerless man finally receive the defense he deserves.
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ICE is already turning its surveillance state on U.S. citizens.
Are any of the “free speech absolutists” going to defend the 1st Amendment? Hello?
Are any of the “free speech absolutists” going to defend the 1st Amendment? Hello?
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:38 PM
ICE is already turning its surveillance state on U.S. citizens.
Are any of the “free speech absolutists” going to defend the 1st Amendment? Hello?
Are any of the “free speech absolutists” going to defend the 1st Amendment? Hello?