Shelby
@shelbyratifyera.bsky.social
Proud Michigander
Lifelong Democrat 💙
Retired Teacher
Unapologetically #WokeAF
Deal with it!
#DemCastMI
Lifelong Democrat 💙
Retired Teacher
Unapologetically #WokeAF
Deal with it!
#DemCastMI
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Shelby
@shelbyratifyera.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Thune says recess appointments "on the table" to get Trump picks through
Trump's cabinet nominations require Senate confirmation, and despite a GOP majority, he may struggle to get his picks approved.
www.newsweek.com
A lifetime Pulitzer must be awarded to any MSM journalist/reporter who has the fortitude to ask GOP leadership “What to f*ck is wrong with you?”
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
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NO KINGS Lansing Capitol · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
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October 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Tell Congress: Christians and non-Christians want our government funding to care for all us, not terrorize our neighbors. act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/goverme...
Tell Congress: Christians want our government funding to care for all us, not terrorize our neighbors
The Trump regime has shut down the federal government indefinitely in the latest scheme to line the pockets of billionaires, fund ICE's terror against our neighbors, and eliminate federal services tha...
act.faithfulamerica.org
October 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Tell Congress: Christians and non-Christians want our government funding to care for all us, not terrorize our neighbors. act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/goverme...
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Undocumented immigrants don’t get Medicaid subsidies. Republicans know that—but they’re lying anyway, shutting down the government and threatening health care for 4 million Americans while premiums for everyone else skyrocket.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
GOP shuts down government because they want Americans to suffer
The federal government has officially shut down, after the GOP-controlled Congress failed to pass a funding bill by midnight. And it's all because Republicans are refusing to negotiate with ...
www.dailykos.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Undocumented immigrants don’t get Medicaid subsidies. Republicans know that—but they’re lying anyway, shutting down the government and threatening health care for 4 million Americans while premiums for everyone else skyrocket.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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It seems citizens of the District of Columbia are not buying what Jeanine Pirro is selling.
Another DC Grand Jury Passes On Indicting Defendant In Trump’s Police Takeover
It seems citizens of the District of Columbia are not buying what Jeanine Pirro is selling.
www.huffpost.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It seems citizens of the District of Columbia are not buying what Jeanine Pirro is selling.
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Thousands of DC residents chanting “fuck Jeff Bezos” outside of the P Street Whole Foods
August 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Thousands of DC residents chanting “fuck Jeff Bezos” outside of the P Street Whole Foods
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Talarico and Texas Dems break quorum to Halt Gerrymandering Vote.
August 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Talarico and Texas Dems break quorum to Halt Gerrymandering Vote.
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Dear Democrats: Courage is courageous. When you fight, we fight WITH you!
This is the moment where Democrats need to say enough is enough.
#MessWithTexas
This is the moment where Democrats need to say enough is enough.
#MessWithTexas
August 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Dear Democrats: Courage is courageous. When you fight, we fight WITH you!
This is the moment where Democrats need to say enough is enough.
#MessWithTexas
This is the moment where Democrats need to say enough is enough.
#MessWithTexas
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What the Texas Republicans are attempting to do is unacceptable, unconscionable, and Un-American.
THIS is what standing up for your constituents looks like. #MessWithTexas
THIS is what standing up for your constituents looks like. #MessWithTexas
August 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
What the Texas Republicans are attempting to do is unacceptable, unconscionable, and Un-American.
THIS is what standing up for your constituents looks like. #MessWithTexas
THIS is what standing up for your constituents looks like. #MessWithTexas
What the Texas Republicans are attempting to do is unacceptable, unconscionable, and Un-American.
THIS is what standing up for your constituents looks like. #MessWithTexas
THIS is what standing up for your constituents looks like. #MessWithTexas
August 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
What the Texas Republicans are attempting to do is unacceptable, unconscionable, and Un-American.
THIS is what standing up for your constituents looks like. #MessWithTexas
THIS is what standing up for your constituents looks like. #MessWithTexas
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The Texas GOP's redistricting plan is a DIRECT ATTACK on voting rights! Thousands have testified against it, but Abbott & Co. are pushing forward.
Dem lawmakers are risking arrest & fines to stop this betrayal. #MessWithTexas social.demcast.com/s/4rd1vMXg
Dem lawmakers are risking arrest & fines to stop this betrayal. #MessWithTexas social.demcast.com/s/4rd1vMXg
Thank Texas Dems
social.demcast.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The Texas GOP's redistricting plan is a DIRECT ATTACK on voting rights! Thousands have testified against it, but Abbott & Co. are pushing forward.
Dem lawmakers are risking arrest & fines to stop this betrayal. #MessWithTexas social.demcast.com/s/4rd1vMXg
Dem lawmakers are risking arrest & fines to stop this betrayal. #MessWithTexas social.demcast.com/s/4rd1vMXg
The Texas GOP's redistricting plan is a DIRECT ATTACK on voting rights! Thousands have testified against it, but Abbott & Co. are pushing forward.
Dem lawmakers are risking arrest & fines to stop this betrayal. #MessWithTexas social.demcast.com/s/4rd1vMXg
Dem lawmakers are risking arrest & fines to stop this betrayal. #MessWithTexas social.demcast.com/s/4rd1vMXg
Thank Texas Dems
social.demcast.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The Texas GOP's redistricting plan is a DIRECT ATTACK on voting rights! Thousands have testified against it, but Abbott & Co. are pushing forward.
Dem lawmakers are risking arrest & fines to stop this betrayal. #MessWithTexas social.demcast.com/s/4rd1vMXg
Dem lawmakers are risking arrest & fines to stop this betrayal. #MessWithTexas social.demcast.com/s/4rd1vMXg
Dear Democrats: Courage is courageous. When you fight, we fight WITH you!
This is the moment where Democrats need to say enough is enough.
#MessWithTexas
This is the moment where Democrats need to say enough is enough.
#MessWithTexas
August 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Dear Democrats: Courage is courageous. When you fight, we fight WITH you!
This is the moment where Democrats need to say enough is enough.
#MessWithTexas
This is the moment where Democrats need to say enough is enough.
#MessWithTexas
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LMAO Trump taking questions in Scotland and is drowned out by a bagpiper….give the person all the beers!
July 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
LMAO Trump taking questions in Scotland and is drowned out by a bagpiper….give the person all the beers!
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
www.motherjones.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
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Calling your Senators/Reps daily, going to protests.
Anything else you can do?
Yes! Post messages tagging your Electeds. Urge 'em to vote yes/no, thank them for standing strong, ask them to fight.
Fill in the blanks and click post! Join our trainings.
#Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/lo1CFSL4
Anything else you can do?
Yes! Post messages tagging your Electeds. Urge 'em to vote yes/no, thank them for standing strong, ask them to fight.
Fill in the blanks and click post! Join our trainings.
#Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/lo1CFSL4
Tell YOUR Electeds to Please Grow a Spine - Let's get Loud!
social.fieldteam6.org
July 11, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Calling your Senators/Reps daily, going to protests.
Anything else you can do?
Yes! Post messages tagging your Electeds. Urge 'em to vote yes/no, thank them for standing strong, ask them to fight.
Fill in the blanks and click post! Join our trainings.
#Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/lo1CFSL4
Anything else you can do?
Yes! Post messages tagging your Electeds. Urge 'em to vote yes/no, thank them for standing strong, ask them to fight.
Fill in the blanks and click post! Join our trainings.
#Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/lo1CFSL4
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Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
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NYT, Short Video that explains the Texas Flood Warning System failure, culminating with a pathetic clip of Greg Abbott.
Video: Why the Texas Flood Site Didn’t Have Warning Sirens
Officials in Kerr County made several attempts over the past decade to get funds for a flood warning system, but those applications were rejected. Christopher Flavelle, a reporter for The New York Tim...
www.nytimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
NYT, Short Video that explains the Texas Flood Warning System failure, culminating with a pathetic clip of Greg Abbott.
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Hey @fetterman.senate.gov don’t presume to lecture me or any American about allegiance to our country while YOU support the necessity of ICE and its heinous acts!
“ICE performs an important job for our country…” @SenFettermanPA (July 10, ‘25) via former Twitter and currently a new Ring of Hell
“ICE performs an important job for our country…” @SenFettermanPA (July 10, ‘25) via former Twitter and currently a new Ring of Hell
This is just sick.
via @ktla.com: Footage obtained by KTLA shows a young man crying, saying his mother had just been taken, and children and protesters running from tear gas that was deployed when a crowd gathered at an immigration raid at a Ventura County farm this afternoon
via @ktla.com: Footage obtained by KTLA shows a young man crying, saying his mother had just been taken, and children and protesters running from tear gas that was deployed when a crowd gathered at an immigration raid at a Ventura County farm this afternoon
July 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Hey @fetterman.senate.gov don’t presume to lecture me or any American about allegiance to our country while YOU support the necessity of ICE and its heinous acts!
“ICE performs an important job for our country…” @SenFettermanPA (July 10, ‘25) via former Twitter and currently a new Ring of Hell
“ICE performs an important job for our country…” @SenFettermanPA (July 10, ‘25) via former Twitter and currently a new Ring of Hell
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DHS appears to accidentally confirm CNN's reporting in an unhinged reply to MeidasTouch on X, noting that "by Tuesday, FEMA had deployed" staffers.
This aligns with CNN's reporting that Noem didn't authorize FEMA's deployment of Urban Search and Rescue teams until Monday.
This aligns with CNN's reporting that Noem didn't authorize FEMA's deployment of Urban Search and Rescue teams until Monday.
July 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
DHS appears to accidentally confirm CNN's reporting in an unhinged reply to MeidasTouch on X, noting that "by Tuesday, FEMA had deployed" staffers.
This aligns with CNN's reporting that Noem didn't authorize FEMA's deployment of Urban Search and Rescue teams until Monday.
This aligns with CNN's reporting that Noem didn't authorize FEMA's deployment of Urban Search and Rescue teams until Monday.
Hey @fetterman.senate.gov don’t presume to lecture me or any American about allegiance to our country while YOU support the necessity of ICE and its heinous acts!
“ICE performs an important job for our country…” @SenFettermanPA (July 10, ‘25) via former Twitter and currently a new Ring of Hell
“ICE performs an important job for our country…” @SenFettermanPA (July 10, ‘25) via former Twitter and currently a new Ring of Hell
This is just sick.
via @ktla.com: Footage obtained by KTLA shows a young man crying, saying his mother had just been taken, and children and protesters running from tear gas that was deployed when a crowd gathered at an immigration raid at a Ventura County farm this afternoon
via @ktla.com: Footage obtained by KTLA shows a young man crying, saying his mother had just been taken, and children and protesters running from tear gas that was deployed when a crowd gathered at an immigration raid at a Ventura County farm this afternoon
July 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Hey @fetterman.senate.gov don’t presume to lecture me or any American about allegiance to our country while YOU support the necessity of ICE and its heinous acts!
“ICE performs an important job for our country…” @SenFettermanPA (July 10, ‘25) via former Twitter and currently a new Ring of Hell
“ICE performs an important job for our country…” @SenFettermanPA (July 10, ‘25) via former Twitter and currently a new Ring of Hell
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Chris Murphy: "This is the most deeply immoral piece of legislation I have ever voted on in my entire time in Congress."
June 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Chris Murphy: "This is the most deeply immoral piece of legislation I have ever voted on in my entire time in Congress."
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I obtained this from a community member minutes after arriving on scene following a raid at the Cypress Park Home Depot this morning. they detained day laborers.
June 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I obtained this from a community member minutes after arriving on scene following a raid at the Cypress Park Home Depot this morning. they detained day laborers.
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