Ty
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Ty
@icedespresso4.bsky.social
Coffee nerd ☕️, wife 👫, mum to 3 doodles 🦮🦮🦮 and 2 cats 🐈🐈, fan of bacon 🥓, progressive christian, musician, HR person. Believer in inclusion and all that makes us unique, all we are and all we can be. Posts will be eclectic as heck.
You think? It’s wild that anyone would think this IS constitutional.
January 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Just how utterly insane are lawmakers going to get?
I know it’s “unlikely to pass” but in the meantime, these citizens’ tax dollars are paying this dude while he wastes time on this stupid stuff.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Mississippi lawmaker introduces 'Contraception Begins at Erection Act'
The bill, which is unlikely to pass, would make it unlawful for “a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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I’m having a rough day, think I’ll log on to Bluesky dot com and read some funny things my friends said as a break from the horrors
*opens app, sees a video of Elon doing the Nazi salute a dozen+ times with different versions of “this is bad” commentary in the TL, closes app, throws phone in ocean*
January 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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When we Christians are more known for our support of presidents than we are for our support of the poor, the immigrant, the marginalized, and the oppressed, that is when we know we are following someone other than Jesus and we have a lot of repenting to do.
January 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Grateful to Dr King for his tireless work for justice and faith-and-action alignment.

(As far as I’m concerned, this is the only important thing happening today. The rest is noise and lies and sadness.)
Happy Dr. King Day.
January 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Awaiting evangelicals up in arms about this like they’d be if Biden or Obama had not placed their hand on the Bible. But there won’t be. There will be some excuse made for him as always. I don’t think I’ll ever get used to the hypocrisy of my faith tradition.
He didn’t put his hand on the Bible when swearing in. Probably because that would set it on fire.
January 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I couldn’t watch it, so I’m thankful for people like Qasim Rashid and his summary through his educated and civil rights lens. Thank you @qasimrashid.com. 💚
I watched Trump’s inauguration so you wouldn’t have to.

While Trump leaned heavily into words like "freedom & peace," his stated actions indicate major domestic AND international violence.

Here’s the breakdown, the fact checks, & the receipts debunking his lies:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trump-inau...
Trump Inauguration Fact Check
Debunking Trump's disinformation, summarizing the dozen plus mandates he announced today, and a reminder to not give up hope
www.qasimrashid.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Who else is vacillating between a desire to know what’s going on at the #inauguration and day 1 things to be educated and eyes wide open, but emotionally just cannot deal with the train wreck and what it means for our country? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Thx to those of you putting yourself through it and sharing.
January 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Something fitting about all of this being relegated to being indoors. It feels so claustrophobic and also like a funeral
January 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Last time Trump was president I was stressed the whole time and I can’t live like that again, so this time I’m gonna be deranged
January 20, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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You wont hear many US politicians cite this Dr. King wisdom & even fewer will act on it:

"I knew I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the​ ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world​ today: my own government."
January 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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It's very shouty out there today. Remember to listen to what's really going on and try to tune out at least some of the bullshit. Hate speech has no place in the country I'd like to live in....
January 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Feels appropriate that even the weather is acknowledging the proverbial chill of today and what’s happening in D.C..
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Jan 20
It's poised to be an unusually brisk Inauguration Day, with temperatures expected to be about 20 degrees colder than normal for this time of year.
This is on track to be the coldest Inauguration Day in 40 years
www.npr.org
January 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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I’m glad he did this. Sad that he needed to. I guess we all know who truly is okay weaponizing the DOJ (hint: not the Dems). This is truly some end-of-democracy bs).
January 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I mean… I hate that I agree.
I had very few concerns using TikTok while it was owned by ByteDance

I have a lot of concerns if it's owned in total or part by a US company
January 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Everyone who follows me and lives in Chicago, stay safe.
January 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
So much good info here. Please read and educate yourself about #immigration, how to protect yourself as an immigrant, and how to help our #immigrant neighbors who might face #deportation.
Trump's fascist anti-immigrant raids are reportedly beginning in Chicago this Tuesday.

If you want to be an ally to immigrant communities, I list 7 action items you can start to take now, as well as debunk common anti-immigrant myths that MAGAs often cite: www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...
Trump's Mass Anti-Immigrant Raids to Begin
Here are action items to protect your immigrant neighbors, answers to common FAQs, and insights to debunk anti-immigrant propaganda
www.qasimrashid.com
January 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is the image I wanted to share earlier. As another person person posted, “don’t praise the arsonist for putting out the fire they themselves started”.
let’s not forget: Trump started this TikTok ban thing
January 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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you know what *is* available. TiK ToK by kesha
January 19, 2025 at 4:11 AM
As a reminder, DJT started this whole call for a ban. He’s not a savior for getting it back online. He’s a grifter who will change his mind to whatever will make him popular in the moment. And sadly it feels like TT’s CEO kissed the ring. It all feels shady right now.
www.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-...
TikTok is restoring service, thanks Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TikTok said on Sunday it was restoring its service after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in the U.S. when he returns to power on Monday. The s...
www.yahoo.com
January 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Well played, Carrot. Well played 😂 #tiktokrefugee #carrotapp
January 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
If she had to get fixed, I had to get her a sunflower inflatable collar instead of a plastic cone. Tell me this isn’t the cutest thing ever. #Lifewithcharlottedog #minigoldendoodle #goldendoodle #puppy
January 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Current feels about what's coming on Monday.... really? Again?
January 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
These are my doggos. They’re the cutest of all the doggos. Yours are all a close second. I don’t make the rules it’s just how it is.
January 12, 2025 at 5:33 AM