Jessi
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Jessi
@dragonberry0.bsky.social
SLP, AAC, advocate, ally
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BREAKING: What you just witnessed was a state-sanctioned kidnapping. These people aren’t identifying themselves. Citizens can no longer distinguish between state authority & rogue violence.

This is not a warning about what might come. We are not watching the start of something. We are living it.
June 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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White House cancels program which reduced sudden infant deaths
April 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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FLAG:

Dozens of Head Start programs, which provide childcare and preschool education to low-income children, have been unable to access previously approved federal funding after Trump's funding freeze — putting programs at risk of having to close in the coming days. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Head Start childcare programs are still unable to access federal money after Trump's funding freeze
Programs serving 20,000 children have faced funding delays since Trump's administration announced (and then announced rescinding) a temporary freeze on federal aid last week.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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"Just since Donald Trump’s election, Musk’s personal net worth has grown by far more than the entire annual budget of U.S.A.I.D., which in any case accounts for less than 1 percent of the federal budget."
February 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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They have to pay for the tax cuts for rich folks somehow.

I guess early childhood education for kids is as good a source as any…
February 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Every single Senate Democrat will vote against Russell Vought, the Trump nominee for OMB and chief architect of the ultra-right Project 2025.

We are holding the floor of the United States Senate overnight to expose how Project 2025 is the Trump White House agenda.
February 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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I genuinely can’t get over how much this country hates women. I mean, I thought I understood, but every day feels like a fresh new injury.
Trump just announced Sean Parnell as the chief Pentagon Spokesman.

Parnell’s wife testified under oath that he repeatedly choked her. He ultimately lost custody of his children.
February 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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New resignation emails have been sent out with added fine print and stricter terms. Some contracts now require employees to work through February 28 before being placed on paid leave by March 1, contradicting earlier claims that no work would be required.
February 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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I support this.

Elon Musk cannot dismantle USAID without an act of Congress.

Democrats must use every lever at our disposal to block his illegal takeover and shutdown of an essential government agency.
February 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Trump just confirmed that he will impose a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico, and a 10% tariff on China, effective TOMORROW.

Trump and his billionaire backers can afford higher groceries and prices at the gas pump.

Can you? www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-t...
Trump to enact tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China starting Feb. 1, White House says
President Trump will enact 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada starting Saturday, as well as a 10% tariff on China.
www.cbsnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Reminder: Canada is our closest ally and our friend
🇺🇸🇨🇦

Tariffs against Canada take affect Tuesday 🇺🇸

Retaliatory Tariffs against the US take affect also on Tuesday 🇨🇦

Lessons will be learned 🍿
#SheShed
#MagaMorons
February 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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"Colorado wasn’t always a leader in gun safety, but it’s amazing what a couple of thousand students can do when they’re sick and tired of getting shot at school."
Meet the Students Fighting to Stop the Sale of High-Capacity Guns — and Winning
No one should be able to fire off 41 rounds in 30 seconds.
www.teenvogue.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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The head of the FAA, Mike Whitaker, resigned on January 20 — one year into his 5 year term — after facing relentless criticism from Musk for not approving SpaceX missions quickly enough.

The Senate confirmed him unanimously in 2023.

No acting FAA head has been appointed.
January 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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If a Democrat fired 100 FAA employees and put a freeze on hiring air traffic controllers 8 days before an airport plane crash, there would be a right-wing and media frenzy for weeks.
January 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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We currently do not have an FAA Administrator, because the previous one was forced out by the billionaire who got Trump elected and was given unchecked authority in return. He was forced out because he tried to fine the billionaire's space company for operating unsafely.
January 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Pin this, save it, we’ll need it.

“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”

AOC 🔥🎯
January 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Our latest analysis outlines major Medicaid issues to watch in 2025.

Potential funding cuts, work requirements, and state budget challenges could impact millions of enrollees. Explore what’s ahead:
Medicaid: What to Watch in 2025 | KFF
In 2025, many issues are at play that could affect Medicaid coverage, financing, and access to care.
on.kff.org
January 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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The “free speech defenders,” ladies and gentlemen.
January 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Pete Hegseth sister-in-law, in new signed testimony, says he raged at ex-wife

Among the allegations 👇 www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
January 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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"Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law, in an affidavit given to senators on Tuesday, alleged that the Pentagon chief pick caused his second wife to fear for her safety... Hegseth also stated that women should not have the right to vote or work, according to the affidavit."
Senate learns of new allegations against Hegseth
The Defense secretary nominee's former sister-in-law, in an affidavit, said she witnessed his drunken aggression and that his second wife worried about her safety.
www.politico.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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“We are now officially the resistance, the opposition, and the defenders of democracy. Let’s lean into our new role with confidence and determination that our cause is just.”

Thank you, Robert Hubbell, for always giving me the daily perspective to *keep on keeping on*!
Day One of the Resistance!
January 20, 2025
open.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Ok #booksky, let’s talk.

👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.

👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
January 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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if you don't want to give the post any clicks: archive.is/3tGF5
January 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM