Toni Wheeler
@freedomfrom.bsky.social
genX, she/her, science-loving, cat-ruled advocate for democracy, inclusion, fairness & the fourth estate
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Toni Wheeler
@freedomfrom.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Everyone deserves freedom from the tyranny of bigotry, oppression & exploitation.
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"I don't trust the sun because it goes away each night and doesn't tell us where it's going" - this guy probably
September 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"I don't trust the sun because it goes away each night and doesn't tell us where it's going" - this guy probably
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The new statue of the Madonna at Santa Teresa di Gallura is an "abstract of Mary's form" 👀
September 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The new statue of the Madonna at Santa Teresa di Gallura is an "abstract of Mary's form" 👀
Like I was saying: Incompetence & Cruelty Everywhere... This is not law enforcement, it's proactively violating the civil rights of us all with impunity.
ICE is using a controversial spy tool to locate smartphones, court records show.
How ICE Is Using Fake Cell Towers To Spy On People’s Phones
ICE is using a controversial spy tool to locate smartphones, court records show.
www.forbes.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Like I was saying: Incompetence & Cruelty Everywhere... This is not law enforcement, it's proactively violating the civil rights of us all with impunity.
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"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor
September 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor
The new ICE: Incompetence & Cruelty Everywhere...
www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/s...
www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/s...
South Korea readies plane to bring home workers detained in Hyundai immigration raid
The raid on a Hyundai facility in Georgia has strained U.S.-South Korea relations and drawn attention to the difficulties foreign companies face in obtaining U.S. visas for their employees.
www.nbcnews.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The new ICE: Incompetence & Cruelty Everywhere...
www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/s...
www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/s...
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Walmart spent $35.3B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024, enough to give each of its 2.2M employees annual bonuses of $2,719.
Last year, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay of just $29,469.
Textbook corporate greed.
Last year, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay of just $29,469.
Textbook corporate greed.
September 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Walmart spent $35.3B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024, enough to give each of its 2.2M employees annual bonuses of $2,719.
Last year, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay of just $29,469.
Textbook corporate greed.
Last year, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay of just $29,469.
Textbook corporate greed.
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There has not been one single Republican administration in my lifetime that's created more jobs than a Democratic administration. Since I've been alive.
September 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
There has not been one single Republican administration in my lifetime that's created more jobs than a Democratic administration. Since I've been alive.
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I told CBC News about the public health threat presented by Florida’s new policy to end vaccine mandates.
As fewer people get vaccinated, more people will get sick. More people will die. It is un-American to deny people freedom from disease.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
As fewer people get vaccinated, more people will get sick. More people will die. It is un-American to deny people freedom from disease.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Virologist Angela Rasmussen on Florida's move to end all vaccine mandates in the state.
Get the latest on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App, and CBC News Network for breaking news and analysis
www.cbc.ca
September 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
I told CBC News about the public health threat presented by Florida’s new policy to end vaccine mandates.
As fewer people get vaccinated, more people will get sick. More people will die. It is un-American to deny people freedom from disease.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
As fewer people get vaccinated, more people will get sick. More people will die. It is un-American to deny people freedom from disease.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Any Senators here?
I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.
RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.
He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.
He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.
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I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.
RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.
He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.
He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.
1/
September 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Any Senators here?
I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.
RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.
He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.
He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.
1/
I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.
RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.
He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.
He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.
1/
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RFK Jr: It's gonna be the biggest infusion of federal dollar into rural healthcare in American history
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
September 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
RFK Jr: It's gonna be the biggest infusion of federal dollar into rural healthcare in American history
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
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And how about this little update while they're at it...
August 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
And how about this little update while they're at it...
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As a YouTube TV subscriber, this makes me so happy:
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Fox and Fox News at Risk of Being Pulled From YouTube TV in Carriage Dispute
Fox began warning customers Monday that its channels could be pulled from YouTube TV on Wednesday unless they reach a new deal soon.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
As a YouTube TV subscriber, this makes me so happy:
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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... and here's the companion sculpture the Choctaw Tribe and the Irish created together last year to honor their relationship. It's located in Tuskahoma, the Choctaw capital. cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossl...
August 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
... and here's the companion sculpture the Choctaw Tribe and the Irish created together last year to honor their relationship. It's located in Tuskahoma, the Choctaw capital. cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossl...
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Being against vaccines when diseases are rampant (measles, Covid) is like adding chlorine to the gene pool. Darwin is watching.
August 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Being against vaccines when diseases are rampant (measles, Covid) is like adding chlorine to the gene pool. Darwin is watching.
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It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
August 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
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Brilliant. 10/10. No notes.
June 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Brilliant. 10/10. No notes.
This...
An addled president is shredding the Constitution to usher in white nationalism and fascism while destroying the economy and our health care, so if you’re going to write an alarmist op-ed because a mayoral candidate might open five (5) city-run grocery stores, you can kindly get bent.
June 27, 2025 at 3:37 AM
This...
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Buttigieg: Like I love A1 steak sauce, but A1 steak sauce is not one of the most important things confronting humanity right now. Artificial intelligence is. And somebody who doesn't understand that probably should not be leading an important federal agency.
May 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Buttigieg: Like I love A1 steak sauce, but A1 steak sauce is not one of the most important things confronting humanity right now. Artificial intelligence is. And somebody who doesn't understand that probably should not be leading an important federal agency.
This...
I support Israel but I don’t support Netanyahu, just as I don’t support Trump. I support Palestinians and I believe Netanyahu is guilty of war crimes and genocide.
May 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
This...
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I support Israel but I don’t support Netanyahu, just as I don’t support Trump. I support Palestinians and I believe Netanyahu is guilty of war crimes and genocide.
May 6, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I support Israel but I don’t support Netanyahu, just as I don’t support Trump. I support Palestinians and I believe Netanyahu is guilty of war crimes and genocide.
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This is an official plan for ethnic cleansing. If you supported Israel for the past 18 months or so under the assumption that this was about the hostages you were taken for a ride.
If you still support Israel's assault on Gaza, you support ethnic cleansing. It's that simple.
If you still support Israel's assault on Gaza, you support ethnic cleansing. It's that simple.
Israel plans to occupy and flatten all of Gaza if no deal by Trump's trip
Trump has effectively given Netanyahu a green light to do as he sees fit, Israeli officials say.
www.axios.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This is an official plan for ethnic cleansing. If you supported Israel for the past 18 months or so under the assumption that this was about the hostages you were taken for a ride.
If you still support Israel's assault on Gaza, you support ethnic cleansing. It's that simple.
If you still support Israel's assault on Gaza, you support ethnic cleansing. It's that simple.
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Stop what you’re doing & listen to this!
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Stop what you’re doing & listen to this!
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I test all of the scripts I write for voter to voter outreach at the grocery store.
“Billionaires should pay their fair share” is not as effective as, “We need to stop picking up the employee grocery & healthcare tab for 902 stingy billionaires”
What do the different responses look like? #idpol
“Billionaires should pay their fair share” is not as effective as, “We need to stop picking up the employee grocery & healthcare tab for 902 stingy billionaires”
What do the different responses look like? #idpol
April 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I test all of the scripts I write for voter to voter outreach at the grocery store.
“Billionaires should pay their fair share” is not as effective as, “We need to stop picking up the employee grocery & healthcare tab for 902 stingy billionaires”
What do the different responses look like? #idpol
“Billionaires should pay their fair share” is not as effective as, “We need to stop picking up the employee grocery & healthcare tab for 902 stingy billionaires”
What do the different responses look like? #idpol