Tanja McConnor
@tanjamcconnor.bsky.social
Fight Fascism! We need Climate Action! Human Rights are non-negotiable! She/her - Mom to neurodivergent teen, dogs, cats, & Guinea Pigs - NorCal - Same name on Threads. I block to make my feed less overwhelming. NO DMs ❗
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How about YOU and all Democrats taking the threat of both trump and musk seriously? Don't be a 'good German'
No Dem should confirm anyone, vote 'yes' on any Republican bills, or be friendly with any of these FASCISTS. NOW is not the time to play by the rules. It's your last chance to #SaveAmerica
No Dem should confirm anyone, vote 'yes' on any Republican bills, or be friendly with any of these FASCISTS. NOW is not the time to play by the rules. It's your last chance to #SaveAmerica
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Sen. Ruben Gallego says he's introducing a resolution to block Trump from invading Greenland.
January 7, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Sen. Ruben Gallego says he's introducing a resolution to block Trump from invading Greenland.
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Reformed January 6th participant (who refused a pardon): “You can't gaslight me. I was there. I saw the officers being pepper sprayed. I watched one of them fall down and hit his head and his back. So don't be telling me it wasn't violent.”
January 6, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Reformed January 6th participant (who refused a pardon): “You can't gaslight me. I was there. I saw the officers being pepper sprayed. I watched one of them fall down and hit his head and his back. So don't be telling me it wasn't violent.”
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the Völkischer Beobachter in September 1939
January 7, 2026 at 1:13 AM
the Völkischer Beobachter in September 1939
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🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice sued Arizona and Connecticut Tuesday, expanding its unprecedented campaign to force states to turn over their unredacted voter rolls.
The two new lawsuits bring the DOJ’s tally to 23 states and Washington D.C. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
The two new lawsuits bring the DOJ’s tally to 23 states and Washington D.C. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
'Put me in jail': Arizona sec. of state pledges defiance as DOJ sues more states over voter rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:03 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice sued Arizona and Connecticut Tuesday, expanding its unprecedented campaign to force states to turn over their unredacted voter rolls.
The two new lawsuits bring the DOJ’s tally to 23 states and Washington D.C. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
The two new lawsuits bring the DOJ’s tally to 23 states and Washington D.C. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
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Noticing that CNN is calling Jan. 6 a “riot,” not an “insurrection.”
PSA: It was an insurrection.
PSA: It was an insurrection.
January 6, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Noticing that CNN is calling Jan. 6 a “riot,” not an “insurrection.”
PSA: It was an insurrection.
PSA: It was an insurrection.
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Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage. n.pr/3YWyTJY
This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol
Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage.
n.pr
January 6, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage. n.pr/3YWyTJY
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I'm posting this for no other reason than goats
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 AM
I'm posting this for no other reason than goats
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
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Trumpism
In 2025, “US equities underperformed the rest of the world by the largest margin since 2009.”
@thedailyshot.bsky.social
@thedailyshot.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Trumpism
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It is wildly inappropriate for the Trump Admin to go after its political critics like this—let alone heroes like Sen. Kelly.
Kelly is a patriot who has always put our American democracy first and always supported our servicemembers and the rule of law.
Something neither Trump or Hegseth can say.
Kelly is a patriot who has always put our American democracy first and always supported our servicemembers and the rule of law.
Something neither Trump or Hegseth can say.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has launched administrative action against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain and astronaut, which could affect Kelly's rank and retirement pay. n.pr/4pkyo7l
Sen. Mark Kelly fires back after Hegseth threatens his rank and retirement pay
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has launched administrative action against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain and astronaut, which could affect Kelly's rank and retirement pay.
n.pr
January 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
It is wildly inappropriate for the Trump Admin to go after its political critics like this—let alone heroes like Sen. Kelly.
Kelly is a patriot who has always put our American democracy first and always supported our servicemembers and the rule of law.
Something neither Trump or Hegseth can say.
Kelly is a patriot who has always put our American democracy first and always supported our servicemembers and the rule of law.
Something neither Trump or Hegseth can say.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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NEW: Sen. Mark Kelly RESPONDS to Pete Hegseth for censuring him, cutting his military pension, threatening to demote his rank, and warning of possible criminal prosecution for telling soldiers to obey their oath.
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
NEW: Sen. Mark Kelly RESPONDS to Pete Hegseth for censuring him, cutting his military pension, threatening to demote his rank, and warning of possible criminal prosecution for telling soldiers to obey their oath.
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Pretty hard to square this with freezing the Gang of Eight out for "security".
January 5, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Pretty hard to square this with freezing the Gang of Eight out for "security".
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Imagine having your parents brutally murdered and then having to do this because the fucking President of the United States is so disgusting.
Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, are asking Trump to remove the false posts about their parents' killing:
January 5, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Imagine having your parents brutally murdered and then having to do this because the fucking President of the United States is so disgusting.
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The thing about Venezuela is that we need to see the Epstein Files.
January 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The thing about Venezuela is that we need to see the Epstein Files.
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Cancer research costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Cancer research costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela
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Happening now: several hundred people are pouring into Chicago's downtown Federal Plaza.
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
January 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Happening now: several hundred people are pouring into Chicago's downtown Federal Plaza.
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
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1/3/2026- Locked and Loaded www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/ja...
January 3, 2026 at 12:28 AM
1/3/2026- Locked and Loaded www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/ja...
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🗃️ The US attracted more foreign-born people from more places than any other nation in history. We need language to acknowledge that central fact of American history. But we also need language that goes beyond the idea that the United States is, or ever was, simply a “nation of immigrants.” 🧵1/10
January 2, 2026 at 4:12 PM
🗃️ The US attracted more foreign-born people from more places than any other nation in history. We need language to acknowledge that central fact of American history. But we also need language that goes beyond the idea that the United States is, or ever was, simply a “nation of immigrants.” 🧵1/10
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Should you still have quite a few clementines about the place, you might be particularly interested in #RecipeOfTheDay, even if you did make (as I did) this Clementine Cake over Christmas. Its bright sunniness is just what’s needed now, I rather feel! www.nigella.com/recipes/clem...
Clementine Cake
This, an adaption of Claudia Roden's magnificent orange and almond cake, is a wonderfully damp, dense and aromatic flourless cake: it tastes like one of those sponges you drench, while cooling, with s...
www.nigella.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Should you still have quite a few clementines about the place, you might be particularly interested in #RecipeOfTheDay, even if you did make (as I did) this Clementine Cake over Christmas. Its bright sunniness is just what’s needed now, I rather feel! www.nigella.com/recipes/clem...
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DHS reportedly fast-tracked a contract worth almost $1 billion to a company led by a donor to a pro-Trump nonprofit group where one of the officials overseeing the deal previously worked.
That raises serious ethics concerns.
That raises serious ethics concerns.
DHS fast-tracked $1 billion contract to pro-Trump donor’s company
A DHS official leading the process previously worked at the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump nonprofit where the contractor’s CEO was a donor.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:05 AM
DHS reportedly fast-tracked a contract worth almost $1 billion to a company led by a donor to a pro-Trump nonprofit group where one of the officials overseeing the deal previously worked.
That raises serious ethics concerns.
That raises serious ethics concerns.
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a truly beautiful mind. "no one can get me for causing massive pain and suffering to countless children and their families because i am a virgin nerd who sucks". i see a bright future for this master of logic
Nick Shirley, who just got day care funding canceled for families across 🇺🇸 with a misleading viral video in Minnesota, says “they” won’t be able to get him because he doesn’t drink or do drugs and he’s a virgin
January 1, 2026 at 3:50 AM
a truly beautiful mind. "no one can get me for causing massive pain and suffering to countless children and their families because i am a virgin nerd who sucks". i see a bright future for this master of logic
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JUST IN: AG Pam Bondi deletes a post touting a chart as proof of the Trump administration's success in reducing drug overdoses—after being informed the data actually reflected the *Biden* administration’s record.
December 31, 2025 at 12:11 AM
JUST IN: AG Pam Bondi deletes a post touting a chart as proof of the Trump administration's success in reducing drug overdoses—after being informed the data actually reflected the *Biden* administration’s record.