@sherrymercer.bsky.social
Exhausted by politics but not giving up; Liberal in texas; trying to be an ally & anti-racist
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It’s important to remember WHY Trump/musk (Trusk? 🤔) are doing this. It’s to “prove” government doesn’t work & should be privatized. Thats why republicans are silent, this is their wet dream & if we all lose our rights, who cares? They have their money.
WTAF?
Trump on the covid pandemic: "We became the king of ventilators. What a period of time that was for all of us. It was an amazing time."
November 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
WTAF?
Lawmakers were repeatedly warned about the dangers, they ignored them, this is an intended consequence.
The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion
Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their ou...
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Lawmakers were repeatedly warned about the dangers, they ignored them, this is an intended consequence.
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For a story I'm working on for next week, I'd love to chat with queer Texans who can't go home for the holidays. Where do you go? What do you do? Where do you find community? DM me here, or on signal at Kissphoria.57
November 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
For a story I'm working on for next week, I'd love to chat with queer Texans who can't go home for the holidays. Where do you go? What do you do? Where do you find community? DM me here, or on signal at Kissphoria.57
In Texas, rumor has it that the existing & new “GOP seats” are lean Republican vs. solid republican which means there is room for flipping more seats if there’s a blue wave. I’d guess it’s the same in other states.
Trump's corrupt scheme to rig 2026 is suddenly falling apart:
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Trump’s Plot to Rig 2026 Is Falling Apart, and Boy Is He Mad About It
As the Trump-GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms suddenly faces big new setbacks, a Democratic operative who’s leading in these fights explains why the battle isn’t over—and what must happen now.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
In Texas, rumor has it that the existing & new “GOP seats” are lean Republican vs. solid republican which means there is room for flipping more seats if there’s a blue wave. I’d guess it’s the same in other states.
How are theses people not struck by lightning?
KERNEN: Does the admin want to dismantle wind projects that are getting started?
WRIGHT: The track record is bad. We've spent hundreds of billions of subsidies for an energy source that's sometimes there. The main goal is to stop subsidizing. There are no meaningful subsidies for fossil fuels
WRIGHT: The track record is bad. We've spent hundreds of billions of subsidies for an energy source that's sometimes there. The main goal is to stop subsidizing. There are no meaningful subsidies for fossil fuels
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
How are theses people not struck by lightning?
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Jamal Khashoggi. Say his name.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Jamal Khashoggi. Say his name.
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
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If they could carry on about Benghazi for years, they can tolerate us focusing on the Epstein files.
Don't ya think?
Don't ya think?
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
If they could carry on about Benghazi for years, they can tolerate us focusing on the Epstein files.
Don't ya think?
Don't ya think?
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They think we’re all so stupid
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
They think we’re all so stupid
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When a successful actor can’t pay his healthcare bills, what hope do the rest of us have?
www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...
www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...
'Dawson's Creek' star James Van Der Beek sells memorabilia to pay for cancer treatments
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off "Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" memorabilia to fund his cancer treatment. The actor announced his diagnosis in 2024.
www.foxnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
When a successful actor can’t pay his healthcare bills, what hope do the rest of us have?
www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...
www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...
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This is the food distribution line at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas 11/7/25. This is what Trump doesn't want you to see.
November 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is the food distribution line at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas 11/7/25. This is what Trump doesn't want you to see.
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Republicans when a Muslim wins: "It's the end of America!" 🤦🏻♂️
Republicans when a convicted felon, adjudicate rapist, and serial predator hellbent on covering up
his role in a notorious pedophile ring wins: "God's plan"
Republicans when a convicted felon, adjudicate rapist, and serial predator hellbent on covering up
his role in a notorious pedophile ring wins: "God's plan"
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Republicans when a Muslim wins: "It's the end of America!" 🤦🏻♂️
Republicans when a convicted felon, adjudicate rapist, and serial predator hellbent on covering up
his role in a notorious pedophile ring wins: "God's plan"
Republicans when a convicted felon, adjudicate rapist, and serial predator hellbent on covering up
his role in a notorious pedophile ring wins: "God's plan"
Of course not
The Trump administration has decided not to offer the IRS' electronic tax filing system for free next year, and its future is unclear.
IRS Direct File won't be available next year. Here's what that means for taxpayers
The Trump administration has decided not to offer the IRS' electronic tax filing system for free next year, and its future is unclear.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Of course not
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The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.
@rollingstone.com is doing the lord’s work in reporting during this administration
“I don’t know about that.”
“I just saw a headline as I walked in.”
“I didn’t see it.”
“I was a little busy.”
🤔 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
“I just saw a headline as I walked in.”
“I didn’t see it.”
“I was a little busy.”
🤔 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
@rollingstone.com is doing the lord’s work in reporting during this administration
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
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I don’t know anything about that.
November 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I don’t know anything about that.
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Look at this ridiculous primitive country, casting out its sex pests rather than making them Presidents or Mayors or Supreme Court justices
Breaking News: Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles III, is being stripped of his title as prince, Buckingham Palace said. nyti.ms/4oQeykJ
October 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Look at this ridiculous primitive country, casting out its sex pests rather than making them Presidents or Mayors or Supreme Court justices
So pathetic
Brooke Rollins invites Soros to fund SNAP during shutdown
thehill.com
Brooke Rollins invites Soros to fund SNAP during shutdown
twp.ai
October 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
So pathetic
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2nd in line to the presidency, yet consistently has no idea what’s happening in the country
Q: Just last week a minister was shot directly in the face with a pepper round by a DHS agent that left his face bloodied. Are you concerned that this is a religious freedom issue?
MIKE JOHNSON: I can't comment on any of those instances. I haven't seen or heard any of those videos
MIKE JOHNSON: I can't comment on any of those instances. I haven't seen or heard any of those videos
October 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
2nd in line to the presidency, yet consistently has no idea what’s happening in the country
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New article! On the shutdown, a nation treated as prey, and the meaning of leverage: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-shutdown
October 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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