@lwilde11.bsky.social
Retired medical librarian, Texas Democrat, organic gardener, mystery reader, believer in equality, fairness, compassion and dignity for all species
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I wrote about how if social media posting is Trump's art form, yesterday's post on the Epstein Files was his Magnus Opus. I title it: A man in full panic.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I wrote about how if social media posting is Trump's art form, yesterday's post on the Epstein Files was his Magnus Opus. I title it: A man in full panic.
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PREMIUM EVENT: Join George Conway and me for a members-only live podcast exploring why Republicans capitulated to Trump, the latest in the Trump-Epstein saga and what’s at stake for American democracy.
Tuesday, November 18 at 7 pm ET | Live on Zoom. newsletters.democracydocket.com/conway-podcast
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Live Podcast with Marc Elias and George Conway
Join George Conway and Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias for a members-only live podcast exploring Republicans' capitulation to Trump, the Trump-Epstein saga and more.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
PREMIUM EVENT: Join George Conway and me for a members-only live podcast exploring why Republicans capitulated to Trump, the latest in the Trump-Epstein saga and what’s at stake for American democracy.
Tuesday, November 18 at 7 pm ET | Live on Zoom. newsletters.democracydocket.com/conway-podcast
Tuesday, November 18 at 7 pm ET | Live on Zoom. newsletters.democracydocket.com/conway-podcast
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During the shutdown, many theories emerged as to what Republicans were up to. But there was one explanation that I kept hearing from House Democrats: it was all about the Epstein Files. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/it-w...
It Was the Epstein Shutdown All Along
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
During the shutdown, many theories emerged as to what Republicans were up to. But there was one explanation that I kept hearing from House Democrats: it was all about the Epstein Files. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/it-w...
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Stop streaming ICE recruitment ads NOW!
The Trump administration has funneled billions of dollars into these dystopian ICE recruitment ads. Meanwhile, cities are being terrorized by ICE agents who are running rampant with abuses of power, s...
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November 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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We can win the midterms *AND* build a Democratic Party that fights as hard as we do: indivisible2026.org/?utm_source=bluesky
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
We can win the midterms *AND* build a Democratic Party that fights as hard as we do: indivisible2026.org/?utm_source=bluesky
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It’s time for new, bolder leadership that will fight fascism, not roll over for it.
@schumer.senate.gov step aside.
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @nychange.bsky.social @fwwnewyork.bsky.social @jh-indivisible.bsky.social @targetmajoritynyc.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov step aside.
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @nychange.bsky.social @fwwnewyork.bsky.social @jh-indivisible.bsky.social @targetmajoritynyc.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It’s time for new, bolder leadership that will fight fascism, not roll over for it.
@schumer.senate.gov step aside.
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @nychange.bsky.social @fwwnewyork.bsky.social @jh-indivisible.bsky.social @targetmajoritynyc.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov step aside.
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @nychange.bsky.social @fwwnewyork.bsky.social @jh-indivisible.bsky.social @targetmajoritynyc.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social
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there are good and brave people engaging in acts of heroism out of love for their fellow human beings. Be brave enough to allow their courage to inspire you, too.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
there are good and brave people engaging in acts of heroism out of love for their fellow human beings. Be brave enough to allow their courage to inspire you, too.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Every time I get a brain MRI scan the doc says “everything looks perfect, see you in three weeks”
so trump just out there getting standard MRI scans as a standard part of the standard multiple annual check ups a president gets in the first ten months
November 15, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Every time I get a brain MRI scan the doc says “everything looks perfect, see you in three weeks”
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It’s clear we need new leadership that will actually fight for us. Tell your Democratic senators to call on Chuck Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/dem-sen...
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/dem-sen...
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It’s clear we need new leadership that will actually fight for us. Tell your Democratic senators to call on Chuck Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/dem-sen...
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/dem-sen...
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By surrendering so utterly and completely at a moment of their maximum leverage and momentum, Senate Democrats taught Trump and his cadre an important lesson: Do enough damage and your opponents will buckle. Because of this surrender, our democracy is more imperiled now than it was before.
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
By surrendering so utterly and completely at a moment of their maximum leverage and momentum, Senate Democrats taught Trump and his cadre an important lesson: Do enough damage and your opponents will buckle. Because of this surrender, our democracy is more imperiled now than it was before.
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I don't mean to alarm anyone but I am beginning to suspect that the president of the united states of america is not a mentally well person.
You know it’s a good nickname when you have to explain it.
“Lightweight Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Brown (Green grass turns Brown when it begins to ROT!)…”
“Lightweight Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Brown (Green grass turns Brown when it begins to ROT!)…”
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I don't mean to alarm anyone but I am beginning to suspect that the president of the united states of america is not a mentally well person.
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This is so so disturbing. Trump is now pardoning January 6th rioters for unrelated crimes, just to reward them for their violence to keep him in power.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
The new pardon ends a legal clash over the limits of Trump’s sweeping Day One clemency for those who stormed the Capitol.
dlvr.it
November 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is so so disturbing. Trump is now pardoning January 6th rioters for unrelated crimes, just to reward them for their violence to keep him in power.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Aftyn isn't taking a penny of corporate PAC money, and neither are we. We're depending on grassroots donors to power our GOTV efforts and elect Aftyn in 17 days to flip this GOP district. Please pitch in if you can to split a contribution between Aftyn’s campaign and Indivisible today.
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Republicans are getting worried about the upcoming special election in #TN07, where @aftynbehn.bsky.social has all of the momentum.
Early voting is underway, and you can help send this progressive champion (and former Indivisible organizer) to Congress: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Early voting is underway, and you can help send this progressive champion (and former Indivisible organizer) to Congress: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Democrats inject "Epstein files" into special election that's scaring GOP
"The Epstein files are locked away. Matt Van Epps will keep them that way," a new ad says.
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November 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Republicans are getting worried about the upcoming special election in #TN07, where @aftynbehn.bsky.social has all of the momentum.
Early voting is underway, and you can help send this progressive champion (and former Indivisible organizer) to Congress: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Early voting is underway, and you can help send this progressive champion (and former Indivisible organizer) to Congress: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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“No matter how much you might want to avoid paying attention to this truly unsavory story, it is not going away.” @sbg1 writes about the latest developments in the Trump-Epstein saga—and what comes next. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/xz3NUJ
The Epstein Scandal Is Now a Chronic Disease of the Trump Presidency
Read the e-mails—this isn’t going away anytime soon.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“No matter how much you might want to avoid paying attention to this truly unsavory story, it is not going away.” @sbg1 writes about the latest developments in the Trump-Epstein saga—and what comes next. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/xz3NUJ
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Tennessee woman reported missing after leaving Grady Hospital, Atlanta police say
Tennessee woman reported missing after leaving Grady Hospital, Atlanta police say
A woman from Tennessee has been reported missing in Atlanta, according to police.
www.atlantanewsfirst.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Tennessee woman reported missing after leaving Grady Hospital, Atlanta police say
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Scrapyard workers recount horrific scene after UPS plane crash destroyed their business #usnews
Scrapyard workers recount horrific scene after UPS plane crash destroyed their business
The crash last week killed 14 people and sparked a devastating ripple effect, striking and causing blasts at other businesses.
www.live5news.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Scrapyard workers recount horrific scene after UPS plane crash destroyed their business #usnews
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Kash Patel, as you might remember, had long crusaded for the release of the Epstein files and victim lists—only now in office to reverse course, downplay the whole thing, and become one of the leaders of the effort to muzzle the release of further information.
Kash Patel, the FBI's agent of chaos
The biggest little scandal in Washington right now is how bad Patel is at being FBI director.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Kash Patel, as you might remember, had long crusaded for the release of the Epstein files and victim lists—only now in office to reverse course, downplay the whole thing, and become one of the leaders of the effort to muzzle the release of further information.
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FBI Director Kash Patel DOES NOT want you to track his luxury jet.
But you can.
Read more: interc.pt/47H9Dg9
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But you can.
Read more: interc.pt/47H9Dg9
✍️ @sambiddle.com 📹 @jordanuhl.com
How to Track FBI Director Kash Patel’s Jet #politics #trump
YouTube video by The Intercept
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November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
FBI Director Kash Patel DOES NOT want you to track his luxury jet.
But you can.
Read more: interc.pt/47H9Dg9
✍️ @sambiddle.com 📹 @jordanuhl.com
But you can.
Read more: interc.pt/47H9Dg9
✍️ @sambiddle.com 📹 @jordanuhl.com
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Hundreds of thousands of deaths have already occurred as a result of the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID.
Dr. Atul Gawande: Hundreds of Thousands Have Already Died Since Trump Closed USAID
“We had the cure for death from malnutrition, and we took it away.” We speak to surgeon and health policy expert Atul Gawande about the Trump administration’s near-total dismantling of USAID. Gawande,...
www.democracynow.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Hundreds of thousands of deaths have already occurred as a result of the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID.
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Shutdown ends, but more federal chaos looms for states | via Kevin Hardy #ksleg
Shutdown ends, but more federal chaos looms for states • Kansas Reflector
Though Congress ended the record-setting federal government shutdown, many questions remain for states that were already wading through seismic federal changes.
kansasreflector.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Shutdown ends, but more federal chaos looms for states | via Kevin Hardy #ksleg
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MacKenzie Scott gives $50M to Bowie State, marking her 3rd major gift to Maryland HBCUs
MacKenzie Scott donates $50M to Bowie State University
The billionaire philanthropist has given $50 million to Bowie State University, the HBCU's largest gift in school history.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
MacKenzie Scott gives $50M to Bowie State, marking her 3rd major gift to Maryland HBCUs
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The Vatican has returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada.
Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past
The Vatican has returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada. This move is part of the Catholic Church’s effort to address its role in suppressing Indigenous culture in the Americas.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Vatican has returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada.
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Donald Trump quietly rolled back tariffs on beef, coffee, and tropical fruit Friday – a dramatic retreat from one of his signature second-term policies.
Trump brutally mocked over stunning tariff 'admission': 'Thought they were lowering costs'
Donald Trump quietly rolled back tariffs on beef, coffee, and tropical fruit Friday – a dramatic retreat from one of his signature second-term policies. The move comes amid mounting pressure on his administration to address high grocery prices. But while the president may have rolled them back witho...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Donald Trump quietly rolled back tariffs on beef, coffee, and tropical fruit Friday – a dramatic retreat from one of his signature second-term policies.