Shamontiel
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Shamontiel
@shamontiel.bsky.social
· Aug 27
Shamontiel wrote "All eyes should be on Executive Order 14215 ~ Attorney General Pam Bondi is trying to give Trump and his administration authority over the Federal Election Commission" idoseecolor.substack.com/p/executive-... #futureelections #ElectionDay2028 #notmypresident #votingrights
With that said, #HappyBirthday to me and #HappyVeteransDay to the vets.
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
With that said, #HappyBirthday to me and #HappyVeteransDay to the vets.
The realest way veterans are being treated lately.
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Veterans Day
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November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The realest way veterans are being treated lately.
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4/ One of those roles was burying the dead, a highly traumatic duty as many of the bodies were severely mutilated. The cemetery was constructed by the 960th Quartermaster Service Company, an all-Black unit of 260 men under the command of a White officer (as was usual).
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
4/ One of those roles was burying the dead, a highly traumatic duty as many of the bodies were severely mutilated. The cemetery was constructed by the 960th Quartermaster Service Company, an all-Black unit of 260 men under the command of a White officer (as was usual).
You can remove a plaque, but you cannot remove a fact.
"Plaques commemorating African American soldiers fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe have been removed from a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands."
www.newsweek.com/memorial-to-... #blacksky
"Plaques commemorating African American soldiers fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe have been removed from a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands."
www.newsweek.com/memorial-to-... #blacksky
Memorial to Black US soldiers who died in WW2 quietly removed
The panels, only displayed last year, were taken down earlier this summer, the Black Liberators told Newsweek.
www.newsweek.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
You can remove a plaque, but you cannot remove a fact.
"Plaques commemorating African American soldiers fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe have been removed from a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands."
www.newsweek.com/memorial-to-... #blacksky
"Plaques commemorating African American soldiers fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe have been removed from a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands."
www.newsweek.com/memorial-to-... #blacksky
Whoooo weeeeee, they booed that man so loud in Pennsylvania that I'm surprised Chicago didn't hear it. 👌
youtube.com/watch?v=H3xt...
youtube.com/watch?v=H3xt...
Donald Trump booed at Commanders game
YouTube video by PennLive.com
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November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Whoooo weeeeee, they booed that man so loud in Pennsylvania that I'm surprised Chicago didn't hear it. 👌
youtube.com/watch?v=H3xt...
youtube.com/watch?v=H3xt...
I feel the same way about marketing companies using alarm clock "anh! anh! anh!" noises as I do rappers using police sirens as beats. I'm muting it and skipping it as soon as I hear it. I hate this Vimergy commercial so much. This is "brain body damage" not "brain body recharge."
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I feel the same way about marketing companies using alarm clock "anh! anh! anh!" noises as I do rappers using police sirens as beats. I'm muting it and skipping it as soon as I hear it. I hate this Vimergy commercial so much. This is "brain body damage" not "brain body recharge."
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If you understand lottery tickets, then you understand how health insurance works. You need EVERYBODY to put money in the bucket in order for it to work, not just people who are already sick.
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
If you understand lottery tickets, then you understand how health insurance works. You need EVERYBODY to put money in the bucket in order for it to work, not just people who are already sick.
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Sending thousands of dollars to U.S. citizens to buy insurance directly from insurance companies who may then increase the price is like buying a clearance item at full price. 🙄
Mr. ‘Concepts of a Plan’ pitches a health care idea that obviously won’t work www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Mr. ‘Concepts of a Plan’ pitches a health care idea that obviously won’t work www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Mr. ‘Concepts of a Plan’ pitches a health care idea that obviously won’t work
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Donald Trump’s new health care idea is “simply brilliant.” It’s really not.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Sending thousands of dollars to U.S. citizens to buy insurance directly from insurance companies who may then increase the price is like buying a clearance item at full price. 🙄
Mr. ‘Concepts of a Plan’ pitches a health care idea that obviously won’t work www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Mr. ‘Concepts of a Plan’ pitches a health care idea that obviously won’t work www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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"Obergefell is settled law" is to the 2028 election what "Roe is settled law" was to the 2016 election. Roe and Obergefell are supported by a majority of voters. Republicans will try hard to convince independents that Obergefell is safe, nothing to see here...just as they did with Roe in 2016 & 20.
Breaking News: The Supreme Court denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. nyti.ms/3Ju2Ayd
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Obergefell is settled law" is to the 2028 election what "Roe is settled law" was to the 2016 election. Roe and Obergefell are supported by a majority of voters. Republicans will try hard to convince independents that Obergefell is safe, nothing to see here...just as they did with Roe in 2016 & 20.
I cannot think of a more accurate image to explain these eight senators voting to end the government shutdown. Dick Durbin is the BIGGEST disappointment to me because I was backing him big time in the last election. This entire year, I've just been saying "WTF?" over and over again.
November 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I cannot think of a more accurate image to explain these eight senators voting to end the government shutdown. Dick Durbin is the BIGGEST disappointment to me because I was backing him big time in the last election. This entire year, I've just been saying "WTF?" over and over again.
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Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
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Vote out any @dscc.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov like these 8 Rhino Senate Democrats that cave & do not care millions of US people to get better Healthcare, only they care to help GOP & Trump with more BS Lies Promises & they scare to Republicans do not vote for them in 2026 & 2028!
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Vote out any @dscc.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov like these 8 Rhino Senate Democrats that cave & do not care millions of US people to get better Healthcare, only they care to help GOP & Trump with more BS Lies Promises & they scare to Republicans do not vote for them in 2026 & 2028!
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8 Senate Democrats sided with the GOP throwing 15 million Americans off their healthcare.
REMEMBER THEIR NAMES! 🤬
Dick Durbin (IL), Maggie Hassan (NH), Tim Kaine (VA), Angus King (I-ME), Cortez Masto (NV), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Jacky Rosen (NV), John Fetterman (PA).
REMEMBER THEIR NAMES! 🤬
Dick Durbin (IL), Maggie Hassan (NH), Tim Kaine (VA), Angus King (I-ME), Cortez Masto (NV), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Jacky Rosen (NV), John Fetterman (PA).
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
8 Senate Democrats sided with the GOP throwing 15 million Americans off their healthcare.
REMEMBER THEIR NAMES! 🤬
Dick Durbin (IL), Maggie Hassan (NH), Tim Kaine (VA), Angus King (I-ME), Cortez Masto (NV), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Jacky Rosen (NV), John Fetterman (PA).
REMEMBER THEIR NAMES! 🤬
Dick Durbin (IL), Maggie Hassan (NH), Tim Kaine (VA), Angus King (I-ME), Cortez Masto (NV), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Jacky Rosen (NV), John Fetterman (PA).
ATTENTION Homeowners:
It's the holiday season and scammers are in rare form. As much as I wish I could publish this guy's phone number, I know it would be moderated and taken down. If ANYBODY calls you, claiming they work for a real estate company with an area code that doesn't match, check BBB.
It's the holiday season and scammers are in rare form. As much as I wish I could publish this guy's phone number, I know it would be moderated and taken down. If ANYBODY calls you, claiming they work for a real estate company with an area code that doesn't match, check BBB.
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
ATTENTION Homeowners:
It's the holiday season and scammers are in rare form. As much as I wish I could publish this guy's phone number, I know it would be moderated and taken down. If ANYBODY calls you, claiming they work for a real estate company with an area code that doesn't match, check BBB.
It's the holiday season and scammers are in rare form. As much as I wish I could publish this guy's phone number, I know it would be moderated and taken down. If ANYBODY calls you, claiming they work for a real estate company with an area code that doesn't match, check BBB.
I listened to the 11-minute mark 3x. I'm trying to be on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's side b/c I usually agree w/her. But I'm struggling with her SNAP decision. I don't get why she'd think Trump would suddenly have empathy for anyone not already rich. 🤷♀️ 🤔 youtube.com/watch?v=Ng1l... #blacksky
Trump OUTMANEUVERED by Justice Jackson on SUPREME COURT APPEAL?!?!
YouTube video by Legal AF
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November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I listened to the 11-minute mark 3x. I'm trying to be on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's side b/c I usually agree w/her. But I'm struggling with her SNAP decision. I don't get why she'd think Trump would suddenly have empathy for anyone not already rich. 🤷♀️ 🤔 youtube.com/watch?v=Ng1l... #blacksky
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett joins Marc Elias to break down the GOP’s chaos in the House, the fight over redistricting in Texas, and what these battles reveal about the midterm road to 2026.
youtube.com/watch?v=W0TZ...
youtube.com/watch?v=W0TZ...
What Congress's Top Fighter Sees Coming in 2026 | Rep. Jasmine Crockett
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett joins Marc Elias to break down the GOP’s chaos in the House, the fight over redistricting in Texas, and what these battles reveal about the midterm road to 2026.
youtube.com/watch?v=W0TZ...
youtube.com/watch?v=W0TZ...
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I am beyond tired of Dick Durbin folding to Republicans. Can't wait until he is replaced. @durbin.senate.gov
Dem Sens. Dick Durbin, Jacky Rosen, John Fetterman, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Tim Kaine, and Sen. Angus King vote to end shutdown. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Dem Sens. Dick Durbin, Jacky Rosen, John Fetterman, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Tim Kaine, and Sen. Angus King vote to end shutdown. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Senate advances deal to end government shutdown as air traffic control staffing worsens - live updates | CNN Politics
The Senate has voted 60-40 on a key step toward reopening the government. Follow for live updates
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I am beyond tired of Dick Durbin folding to Republicans. Can't wait until he is replaced. @durbin.senate.gov
Dem Sens. Dick Durbin, Jacky Rosen, John Fetterman, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Tim Kaine, and Sen. Angus King vote to end shutdown. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Dem Sens. Dick Durbin, Jacky Rosen, John Fetterman, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Tim Kaine, and Sen. Angus King vote to end shutdown. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
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WTF?! @durbin.senate.gov Why would you fold to an administration that does this. You are becoming Illinois Fetterman!
USDA informed grocery stores they can't offer discounts to SNAP recipients amid the government shutdown.
thehill.com/business/558... #blacksky #chicagosky #politicssky #illinoissky
USDA informed grocery stores they can't offer discounts to SNAP recipients amid the government shutdown.
thehill.com/business/558... #blacksky #chicagosky #politicssky #illinoissky
thehill.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
WTF?! @durbin.senate.gov Why would you fold to an administration that does this. You are becoming Illinois Fetterman!
USDA informed grocery stores they can't offer discounts to SNAP recipients amid the government shutdown.
thehill.com/business/558... #blacksky #chicagosky #politicssky #illinoissky
USDA informed grocery stores they can't offer discounts to SNAP recipients amid the government shutdown.
thehill.com/business/558... #blacksky #chicagosky #politicssky #illinoissky
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You're making a lot of assumptions about whether people who did NOT vote wouldn't have voted for Trump anyway and ignoring who has REPEATEDLY voted for Trump in the last three elections.
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
You're making a lot of assumptions about whether people who did NOT vote wouldn't have voted for Trump anyway and ignoring who has REPEATEDLY voted for Trump in the last three elections.
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You just provided a link that backs up my point that nonvoters would have leaned on voting for Trump, ignored how majority of white people voted for him in the last three elections and don't appear to have read the article YOU linked. Keep this energy with Trump voters who are LARGELY white.
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
You just provided a link that backs up my point that nonvoters would have leaned on voting for Trump, ignored how majority of white people voted for him in the last three elections and don't appear to have read the article YOU linked. Keep this energy with Trump voters who are LARGELY white.
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I am starting to wonder about your reading comprehension skills. From YOUR OWN LINK ....
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I am starting to wonder about your reading comprehension skills. From YOUR OWN LINK ....
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I don't engage with people who link articles they don't read. I made the point I wanted to make with people who are ignoring you, not so much to engage WITH you.
a drawing of a girl sitting in the grass reading a book with social media icons behind her
ALT: a drawing of a girl sitting in the grass reading a book with social media icons behind her
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November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I don't engage with people who link articles they don't read. I made the point I wanted to make with people who are ignoring you, not so much to engage WITH you.