RoseMarie
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RoseMarie
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· Nov 22
“Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power — not because they don’t see it, but because they see it and they don’t want it to exist.” bell hooks
And the horse you rode in on!
By Clay Bennett
By Clay Bennett
February 12, 2026 at 8:17 PM
And the horse you rode in on!
By Clay Bennett
By Clay Bennett
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#Pinks #ProudBlue
Rep. Thomas Massie is the only Republican out there that cares about getting justice for the Epstein survivors. We thank you Thomas Massie. History will remember.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Rep. Thomas Massie is the only Republican out there that cares about getting justice for the Epstein survivors. We thank you Thomas Massie. History will remember.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Massie becomes first Republican to spar with Bondi during House Judiciary hearing
The attorney general accused Massie of having "Trump derangement syndrome."
www.politico.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Rep. Thomas Massie is the only Republican out there that cares about getting justice for the Epstein survivors. We thank you Thomas Massie. History will remember.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Rep. Thomas Massie is the only Republican out there that cares about getting justice for the Epstein survivors. We thank you Thomas Massie. History will remember.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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This 79 yr old career prosecutor was hired by federal judges in the morning but by afternoon, the Trump White House fired him by email. Then Trump’s former personal lawyer posts “You are fired” like it’s a reality show. How reckless and embarrassing!
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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Trump White House Fires Prosecutor Just Hours After He Was Hired — The Daily Beast
The administration’s latest staffing snafu has played out like the shortest-ever episode of “The Apprentice.”
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 6:46 PM
This 79 yr old career prosecutor was hired by federal judges in the morning but by afternoon, the Trump White House fired him by email. Then Trump’s former personal lawyer posts “You are fired” like it’s a reality show. How reckless and embarrassing!
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AVzLFT7BOTYC...
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DeSantis is totally irrelevant at this point but this scene is very important, we must never stop fighting back.
Protester yells; “is that your f*cking legacy? You bowed to a f*cking pedophile! You’re a f*cking pedophile!”
#Resist
Protester yells; “is that your f*cking legacy? You bowed to a f*cking pedophile! You’re a f*cking pedophile!”
#Resist
February 12, 2026 at 6:44 PM
DeSantis is totally irrelevant at this point but this scene is very important, we must never stop fighting back.
Protester yells; “is that your f*cking legacy? You bowed to a f*cking pedophile! You’re a f*cking pedophile!”
#Resist
Protester yells; “is that your f*cking legacy? You bowed to a f*cking pedophile! You’re a f*cking pedophile!”
#Resist
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
The failed 52-47 vote means parts of the Department of Homeland Security will shut down Friday at midnight, absent a last-minute deal between both parties and the Trump administration.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
Democrats Block DHS Funding Ahead Of Partial Government Shutdown
“Americans are crystal clear on how they feel about ICE – the status quo cannot continue,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Thursday.
www.huffpost.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:44 PM
The failed 52-47 vote means parts of the Department of Homeland Security will shut down Friday at midnight, absent a last-minute deal between both parties and the Trump administration.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
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Now that Dems refuse to vote for DHS funding until there are serious ICE reforms, Republicans are suddenly citing the importance of TSA.
February 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Now that Dems refuse to vote for DHS funding until there are serious ICE reforms, Republicans are suddenly citing the importance of TSA.
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🤯 Rand Paul governing in a reasonable manner, & now Fetterman makes sense!?!
'So you're going to punish the other parts of DHS to get your money.' (went downhill after this w Fetterman, but..)
Ice stooge says we are the bad guys.
#FundHealthcareNotICE
#Voices4Victory
#USDemocracy
'So you're going to punish the other parts of DHS to get your money.' (went downhill after this w Fetterman, but..)
Ice stooge says we are the bad guys.
#FundHealthcareNotICE
#Voices4Victory
#USDemocracy
February 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
🤯 Rand Paul governing in a reasonable manner, & now Fetterman makes sense!?!
'So you're going to punish the other parts of DHS to get your money.' (went downhill after this w Fetterman, but..)
Ice stooge says we are the bad guys.
#FundHealthcareNotICE
#Voices4Victory
#USDemocracy
'So you're going to punish the other parts of DHS to get your money.' (went downhill after this w Fetterman, but..)
Ice stooge says we are the bad guys.
#FundHealthcareNotICE
#Voices4Victory
#USDemocracy
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Rep. Chuy Garcia to Pam Bondi: "You're one of the worst attorney generals in our history and an instrument of Trump's lawless authoritarian agenda, and I'm glad the American people are seeing who you are, how you act, and the lack of good values."
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
February 12, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Rep. Chuy Garcia to Pam Bondi: "You're one of the worst attorney generals in our history and an instrument of Trump's lawless authoritarian agenda, and I'm glad the American people are seeing who you are, how you act, and the lack of good values."
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
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Trump is in panic mode and calls calls Bondi’s meltdown “fantastic” following her disgraceful hearing over the Epstein files. He rants on Truth Social about “Radical Left Lunatics.”
Meanwhile, his name appears in those files over a million times.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AJ3l9w_LmTdC...
Meanwhile, his name appears in those files over a million times.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AJ3l9w_LmTdC...
Trump Leaps To Bondi’s Defense With Wild Epstein Tirade — The Daily Beast
It appears at least one person enjoyed Pam Bondi’s unhinged rant.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Trump is in panic mode and calls calls Bondi’s meltdown “fantastic” following her disgraceful hearing over the Epstein files. He rants on Truth Social about “Radical Left Lunatics.”
Meanwhile, his name appears in those files over a million times.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AJ3l9w_LmTdC...
Meanwhile, his name appears in those files over a million times.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AJ3l9w_LmTdC...
Judge Richard J. Leon of the District Court for the District of Columbia wrote in a 29-page opinion that the Defense Department’s move to discipline Mr. Kelly, a retired Navy captain and former astronaut, ran roughshod over his freedom of speech.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
February 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Judge Richard J. Leon of the District Court for the District of Columbia wrote in a 29-page opinion that the Defense Department’s move to discipline Mr. Kelly, a retired Navy captain and former astronaut, ran roughshod over his freedom of speech.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
The maker of a gun accessory tied to a racist shooting that killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo will pay $1.75 million to survivors and victims’ families and stop selling the device in New York, state Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Gun accessory company to pay $1.75 million to Buffalo supermarket shooting victims
The claims against Mean Arms focused on an item that locks a magazine onto a rifle.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The maker of a gun accessory tied to a racist shooting that killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo will pay $1.75 million to survivors and victims’ families and stop selling the device in New York, state Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Get help here: www.voteriders.org
Get help here: www.voteriders.org
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Jamie Raskin to Pam Bondi: "You turned the people's Department of Justice into Trump's instrument of revenge. Trump orders up prosecution like pizza."
Pedophile protectors are monsters.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
Pedophile protectors are monsters.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
February 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Jamie Raskin to Pam Bondi: "You turned the people's Department of Justice into Trump's instrument of revenge. Trump orders up prosecution like pizza."
Pedophile protectors are monsters.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
Pedophile protectors are monsters.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
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Rep. Balint: Has the Department of Justice talked to Secretary Lutnick about his ties to Epstein? #sheshed
Bondi: I'm stunned that you want to continue talking about Epstein.
Rep. Balint: I'm asking you a simple question.
Bondi: I'm stunned that you want to continue talking about Epstein.
Rep. Balint: I'm asking you a simple question.
February 12, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Rep. Balint: Has the Department of Justice talked to Secretary Lutnick about his ties to Epstein? #sheshed
Bondi: I'm stunned that you want to continue talking about Epstein.
Rep. Balint: I'm asking you a simple question.
Bondi: I'm stunned that you want to continue talking about Epstein.
Rep. Balint: I'm asking you a simple question.
Police said she sustained a single gunshot wound to the chest, and the medical examiner ruled her death a homicide. A Collin County grand jury declined to indict Kris because they didn’t feel there was enough evidence for a criminal conviction.
www.theroot.com/wild-new-dev...
www.theroot.com/wild-new-dev...
February 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Police said she sustained a single gunshot wound to the chest, and the medical examiner ruled her death a homicide. A Collin County grand jury declined to indict Kris because they didn’t feel there was enough evidence for a criminal conviction.
www.theroot.com/wild-new-dev...
www.theroot.com/wild-new-dev...
The 218-213 vote split mostly along party lines, with one Democrat, Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, breaking with his party to support the measure. One Republican, North Carolina’s Greg Murphy, did not vote.
azmirror.com/2026/02/12/r...
azmirror.com/2026/02/12/r...
Republicans push through federal voter ID mandate that critics say will disenfranchise millions | Arizona Mirror
House passes SAVE Act requiring passports or birth certificates to vote, affecting 146 million Americans before midterms
azmirror.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM
The 218-213 vote split mostly along party lines, with one Democrat, Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, breaking with his party to support the measure. One Republican, North Carolina’s Greg Murphy, did not vote.
azmirror.com/2026/02/12/r...
azmirror.com/2026/02/12/r...
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BANNER BRIGADE!
Theme this week:
Mayor Young is a sellout!
Theme this week:
Mayor Young is a sellout!
February 12, 2026 at 4:42 PM
BANNER BRIGADE!
Theme this week:
Mayor Young is a sellout!
Theme this week:
Mayor Young is a sellout!
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on X a message of support for Heraskevych after the IOC handed down its punishment.
"We are proud of Vladyslav and of what he did. Having courage is worth more than any medal."
www.axios.com/2026/02/12/w...
"We are proud of Vladyslav and of what he did. Having courage is worth more than any medal."
www.axios.com/2026/02/12/w...
Ukrainian athlete banned from Winter Olympics over helmet honoring war dead
Asked about his emotions, he said it was "hard to to put into words" but was something akin to "emptiness."
www.axios.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on X a message of support for Heraskevych after the IOC handed down its punishment.
"We are proud of Vladyslav and of what he did. Having courage is worth more than any medal."
www.axios.com/2026/02/12/w...
"We are proud of Vladyslav and of what he did. Having courage is worth more than any medal."
www.axios.com/2026/02/12/w...
“If you take money from certain people, it’s not like that money doesn’t come with strings,” said Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive who is running for Michigan’s open Senate seat while rejecting corporate PAC money...
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-mo...
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-mo...
The Issue Driving More Democratic Party Fights Than Any Other
Disputes over corporate PAC cash are at the center of a host of crucial primary fights.
www.huffpost.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
“If you take money from certain people, it’s not like that money doesn’t come with strings,” said Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive who is running for Michigan’s open Senate seat while rejecting corporate PAC money...
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-mo...
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-mo...
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Trump is using the FBI to try and seize control of elections.
The Georgia ballot seizure was based on the misguided lies of a well know conspiracy theorist.
There was no evidence.
They ignored facts. It’s
Trump’s attempt to steal elections.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news
The Georgia ballot seizure was based on the misguided lies of a well know conspiracy theorist.
There was no evidence.
They ignored facts. It’s
Trump’s attempt to steal elections.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news
Transcript: Trump FBI Ballot Box Raid Worsens as Damning Info Emerges — The New Republic
As new revelations make the FBI’s seizure of Georgia ballots look worse, a voting rights advocate walks us through the nightmare scenarios for 2026—and how we can prepare for them right now.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Trump is using the FBI to try and seize control of elections.
The Georgia ballot seizure was based on the misguided lies of a well know conspiracy theorist.
There was no evidence.
They ignored facts. It’s
Trump’s attempt to steal elections.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news
The Georgia ballot seizure was based on the misguided lies of a well know conspiracy theorist.
There was no evidence.
They ignored facts. It’s
Trump’s attempt to steal elections.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news
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‼️ There are 9 lessons contained in Carl Sagan's baloney detection kit. Even in 2026 it is essential for helping guide people down the path of critical thinking, and inoculating themselves against grifters, frauds, and charlatans.
bigthink.com/starts-with-... 👇
bigthink.com/starts-with-... 👇
Carl Sagan's 9 timeless lessons for detecting baloney
Carl Sagan's baloney detection kit taught us how to separate good science from the work of charlatans. In 2026, that matters more than ever.
bigthink.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:12 PM
‼️ There are 9 lessons contained in Carl Sagan's baloney detection kit. Even in 2026 it is essential for helping guide people down the path of critical thinking, and inoculating themselves against grifters, frauds, and charlatans.
bigthink.com/starts-with-... 👇
bigthink.com/starts-with-... 👇
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#BlackHistory is American History.
We will not let The Regime erase or diminish the history of our country. The true story and struggle of America belongs to all of us.
We will not let The Regime erase or diminish the history of our country. The true story and struggle of America belongs to all of us.
February 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
#BlackHistory is American History.
We will not let The Regime erase or diminish the history of our country. The true story and struggle of America belongs to all of us.
We will not let The Regime erase or diminish the history of our country. The true story and struggle of America belongs to all of us.
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They floated the test balloon & pushed it as far as they they could. Now, the republicans are beyond unpopular. T Y to every single person out there being outspoken & pushing back against ICE. It takes unity and our collective humanity to say ENOUGH.
End the detention centers NOW!
#Pinks #ProudBlue
End the detention centers NOW!
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota
Federal officials say the immigration crackdown in Minnesota is coming to an end, after mass detentions, protests and two deaths.
www.seattletimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM
They floated the test balloon & pushed it as far as they they could. Now, the republicans are beyond unpopular. T Y to every single person out there being outspoken & pushing back against ICE. It takes unity and our collective humanity to say ENOUGH.
End the detention centers NOW!
#Pinks #ProudBlue
End the detention centers NOW!
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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Walz: "We've got children that a core memory for them will be their classmate being taken away. That will stick with them the rest of their lives. My hope is what sticks with them is human decency wins out, rule of law matters ... "
February 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Walz: "We've got children that a core memory for them will be their classmate being taken away. That will stick with them the rest of their lives. My hope is what sticks with them is human decency wins out, rule of law matters ... "