Gardenchik54
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Dog lover, gardening 8b, progressive living in Washington State. Lucy the Shihtzu is @yoohooitslucytzu on IG. #pnwnativegardening #dogsofdemocracy #wagthevote
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· Nov 13
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Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
www.theguardian.com
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
twp.ai
February 7, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
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POWERFUL: With snow falling in freezing weather in Chicago last night, the massive anti-ICE/Border Patrol rally wrapped up in front of City Hall as the energized crowd chanted, "I believe that we will win!"
January 31, 2026 at 2:39 PM
POWERFUL: With snow falling in freezing weather in Chicago last night, the massive anti-ICE/Border Patrol rally wrapped up in front of City Hall as the energized crowd chanted, "I believe that we will win!"
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The tipping point came not when Alex Pretti was killed, but when Minnesotans refused to respond violently and formed the most effective American mass resistance movement in decades.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
How Alex Pretti’s Death Became a National Tipping Point
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The tipping point came not when Alex Pretti was killed, but when Minnesotans refused to respond violently and formed the most effective American mass resistance movement in decades.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
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A stand-up comedian in Russia, Artemy Ostanin, is facing six years in prison for telling a joke that offended some veterans.
Is anyone in MAGA going to speak up and defend this man's free speech rights? They seem to care a lot about free speech in Europe but never mention Russia.
Is anyone in MAGA going to speak up and defend this man's free speech rights? They seem to care a lot about free speech in Europe but never mention Russia.
January 29, 2026 at 5:53 PM
A stand-up comedian in Russia, Artemy Ostanin, is facing six years in prison for telling a joke that offended some veterans.
Is anyone in MAGA going to speak up and defend this man's free speech rights? They seem to care a lot about free speech in Europe but never mention Russia.
Is anyone in MAGA going to speak up and defend this man's free speech rights? They seem to care a lot about free speech in Europe but never mention Russia.
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Happy New Year!
Shake off old habits and start new routines! Build curiosity and community as you compete for our first grand prize, awarded February 1, 2026.
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#4thplainbingo #vancouverwa #smallbusiness #immigrantsmakeamericagreat
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January 1, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Happy New Year!
Shake off old habits and start new routines! Build curiosity and community as you compete for our first grand prize, awarded February 1, 2026.
Repost to claim today's Bingo board and start playing!
#4thplainbingo #vancouverwa #smallbusiness #immigrantsmakeamericagreat
Shake off old habits and start new routines! Build curiosity and community as you compete for our first grand prize, awarded February 1, 2026.
Repost to claim today's Bingo board and start playing!
#4thplainbingo #vancouverwa #smallbusiness #immigrantsmakeamericagreat
TrumpTok?
January 23, 2026 at 3:09 AM
TrumpTok?
@koin6.bsky.social Thoughts?
Good question.
1) Covering substantive issues is harder than repeating press releases and reading the crime blotter
2) Challenging power and calling out BS makes powerful people angry
3) There is an audience for the old 'litany of tragedy' local news model of gawking at others' misfortune
1) Covering substantive issues is harder than repeating press releases and reading the crime blotter
2) Challenging power and calling out BS makes powerful people angry
3) There is an audience for the old 'litany of tragedy' local news model of gawking at others' misfortune
Again, I ask: Why can't local news elsewhere be this factual and informative instead of fluff stories and "live" shots from the scene where some horrific crime happened more than a day ago?
People in Colorado have no idea how fortunate they are.
People in Colorado have no idea how fortunate they are.
January 23, 2026 at 3:07 AM
@koin6.bsky.social Thoughts?
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Good question.
1) Covering substantive issues is harder than repeating press releases and reading the crime blotter
2) Challenging power and calling out BS makes powerful people angry
3) There is an audience for the old 'litany of tragedy' local news model of gawking at others' misfortune
1) Covering substantive issues is harder than repeating press releases and reading the crime blotter
2) Challenging power and calling out BS makes powerful people angry
3) There is an audience for the old 'litany of tragedy' local news model of gawking at others' misfortune
Again, I ask: Why can't local news elsewhere be this factual and informative instead of fluff stories and "live" shots from the scene where some horrific crime happened more than a day ago?
People in Colorado have no idea how fortunate they are.
People in Colorado have no idea how fortunate they are.
January 23, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Good question.
1) Covering substantive issues is harder than repeating press releases and reading the crime blotter
2) Challenging power and calling out BS makes powerful people angry
3) There is an audience for the old 'litany of tragedy' local news model of gawking at others' misfortune
1) Covering substantive issues is harder than repeating press releases and reading the crime blotter
2) Challenging power and calling out BS makes powerful people angry
3) There is an audience for the old 'litany of tragedy' local news model of gawking at others' misfortune
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HCR @hcrichardson.bsky.social says to read this whole speech, because Carney's plans may just be the wave of the future..a good one! I say you should read it all, too, but, you know, Heather's just so much taller..
Canadian PM Carney’s speech at Davos reportedly received a standing ovation.
The speech marked the end of an era.
It will no doubt be looked to as part of the historical record of the end of the transatlantic rules-based international order.
You can read the speech in full here:
The speech marked the end of an era.
It will no doubt be looked to as part of the historical record of the end of the transatlantic rules-based international order.
You can read the speech in full here:
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 AM
HCR @hcrichardson.bsky.social says to read this whole speech, because Carney's plans may just be the wave of the future..a good one! I say you should read it all, too, but, you know, Heather's just so much taller..
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This is insanity. They are being investigated for *making statements* critical of ICE.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
January 17, 2026 at 3:50 AM
This is insanity. They are being investigated for *making statements* critical of ICE.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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I genuinely don't understood how America took the emoluments clause -- the common-sense bar on a president using his powers to line his own pockets, a law children can understand -- and just said, nah, that doesn't apply for our Very Special Boy.
He’s turned the presidency into the world’s largest ATM machine.
January 17, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I genuinely don't understood how America took the emoluments clause -- the common-sense bar on a president using his powers to line his own pockets, a law children can understand -- and just said, nah, that doesn't apply for our Very Special Boy.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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‼️‼️ Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files Revealed
A trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
‼️‼️ Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
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Heard someone saying Tuberville will win.
How the HELL can anyone be confident that a moron football coach will beat a former senator and USAG? Voters KNOW Tuberville is an empty suit. The people of Alabama deserve a campaign with issues and debate.
GA rejected Hershel Walker. AL will choose Jones.
How the HELL can anyone be confident that a moron football coach will beat a former senator and USAG? Voters KNOW Tuberville is an empty suit. The people of Alabama deserve a campaign with issues and debate.
GA rejected Hershel Walker. AL will choose Jones.
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Heard someone saying Tuberville will win.
How the HELL can anyone be confident that a moron football coach will beat a former senator and USAG? Voters KNOW Tuberville is an empty suit. The people of Alabama deserve a campaign with issues and debate.
GA rejected Hershel Walker. AL will choose Jones.
How the HELL can anyone be confident that a moron football coach will beat a former senator and USAG? Voters KNOW Tuberville is an empty suit. The people of Alabama deserve a campaign with issues and debate.
GA rejected Hershel Walker. AL will choose Jones.
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Good grief. This administration is so soft on crime.
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Good grief. This administration is so soft on crime.
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Trump: "Here's some of the things we'd pass if we terminated the filibuster. Voter ID, no mail in voting, no cash bail, no men in women's sports, no welfare for illegals. You could go on and on."
November 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Trump: "Here's some of the things we'd pass if we terminated the filibuster. Voter ID, no mail in voting, no cash bail, no men in women's sports, no welfare for illegals. You could go on and on."
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WA state, we can do better than this! VOTE! @indivisiblesequim.bsky.social @indivisible-bi.bsky.social @indivisiblefogtown.bsky.social @indivisiblewhidbey.org @indivisibleskagit.org @olyindivisible.bsky.social @indivisiblegv.bsky.social @yakima-indivisible.org @indivis-tricities.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Reagan’s words about tariffs are going viral after Trump’s insistence that they are “fake” created a “Streisand Effect”
Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
October 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Reagan’s words about tariffs are going viral after Trump’s insistence that they are “fake” created a “Streisand Effect”
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You can literally watch Reagan’s words side-by-side with Canada’s ad.
They didn’t misrepresent anything.
Trump is lying. Again. As usual.
They didn’t misrepresent anything.
Trump is lying. Again. As usual.
October 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
You can literally watch Reagan’s words side-by-side with Canada’s ad.
They didn’t misrepresent anything.
Trump is lying. Again. As usual.
They didn’t misrepresent anything.
Trump is lying. Again. As usual.
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
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“The Trump family scored an estimated $5 BILLION on a single day two weeks ago… Trump himself, who was worth $2.3 billion a year ago, is worth $7.3 BILLION today… Our brains are not wired to comprehend presidential corruption on this scale… Please, somebody prove me wrong.” @timothynoah.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“The Trump family scored an estimated $5 BILLION on a single day two weeks ago… Trump himself, who was worth $2.3 billion a year ago, is worth $7.3 BILLION today… Our brains are not wired to comprehend presidential corruption on this scale… Please, somebody prove me wrong.” @timothynoah.bsky.social
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TX, MO & NC erased Democratic voters; UT, FL, IN & LA are next. Prop 50 gives power back to voters. No matter where you live, you can help fight for fairness. #YesOnProp50
TX, MO & NC erased Democratic voters; UT, FL, IN & LA are next. Prop 50 gives power back to voters. No matter where you live, you can help fight for fairness. #YesOnProp50
October 23, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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TX, MO & NC erased Democratic voters; UT, FL, IN & LA are next. Prop 50 gives power back to voters. No matter where you live, you can help fight for fairness. #YesOnProp50
TX, MO & NC erased Democratic voters; UT, FL, IN & LA are next. Prop 50 gives power back to voters. No matter where you live, you can help fight for fairness. #YesOnProp50
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Republicans are already scheming to lock in power they can’t win honestly.
Prop 50 is how we stop them. It puts redistricting back in our hands, not theirs.
A YES vote means fair maps, real representation, and a Congress that answers to voters — not party bosses. VOTE #YesOnProp50
Prop 50 is how we stop them. It puts redistricting back in our hands, not theirs.
A YES vote means fair maps, real representation, and a Congress that answers to voters — not party bosses. VOTE #YesOnProp50
October 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Republicans are already scheming to lock in power they can’t win honestly.
Prop 50 is how we stop them. It puts redistricting back in our hands, not theirs.
A YES vote means fair maps, real representation, and a Congress that answers to voters — not party bosses. VOTE #YesOnProp50
Prop 50 is how we stop them. It puts redistricting back in our hands, not theirs.
A YES vote means fair maps, real representation, and a Congress that answers to voters — not party bosses. VOTE #YesOnProp50