Arlene
@whynotaduck.bsky.social
Proud Democrat.
Work in and around film and theater.
Robert Benchley fan, and a mom to one human and two cats.
And a knitter.
Yes to Oxford commas!
No DMs.
Work in and around film and theater.
Robert Benchley fan, and a mom to one human and two cats.
And a knitter.
Yes to Oxford commas!
No DMs.
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1/? Please do not vote for him! He said that he would not support Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker of the House. As Black people we are fighting a two-front war. The GOP is trying to dilute our voting power with gerrymandering and the "left" is trying to dilute b/c they want to be "the base". WAKE UP!
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
1/? Please do not vote for him! He said that he would not support Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker of the House. As Black people we are fighting a two-front war. The GOP is trying to dilute our voting power with gerrymandering and the "left" is trying to dilute b/c they want to be "the base". WAKE UP!
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Thanksgiving is the time to share your blessings with your family and your closest, most enigmatic friends.
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Thanksgiving is the time to share your blessings with your family and your closest, most enigmatic friends.
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“Grijalva spoke in both English and Spanish from the floor of the House of Representatives to a cheering crowd, a nod to her legacy as the first Latina and Chicana to represent Arizona in Congress”
#USDemocracy #MomSky
#USDemocracy #MomSky
With Adelita Grijalva, Southern Arizona constituents are finally represented after a record delay
Arizona CD7 representation restored as Adelita Grijalva sworn in after 800k constituents spent eight months without voice.
azmirror.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 AM
“Grijalva spoke in both English and Spanish from the floor of the House of Representatives to a cheering crowd, a nod to her legacy as the first Latina and Chicana to represent Arizona in Congress”
#USDemocracy #MomSky
#USDemocracy #MomSky
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No ICE, no cuts, no occupation!! ~ Congresswoman Delia Ramirez @ramirez.house.gov at Chicago's Vets Say No rally on Veteran's Day
November 13, 2025 at 6:35 AM
No ICE, no cuts, no occupation!! ~ Congresswoman Delia Ramirez @ramirez.house.gov at Chicago's Vets Say No rally on Veteran's Day
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#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #DV1
A Birth of the ACA:
There is a reason this video is resurfacing.
It is clear who Obama and Biden are celebrating. American People. Not themselves.
Someone so jealous of them tries to undermine it. Are you ready to fight with your voice and vote?
A Birth of the ACA:
There is a reason this video is resurfacing.
It is clear who Obama and Biden are celebrating. American People. Not themselves.
Someone so jealous of them tries to undermine it. Are you ready to fight with your voice and vote?
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 AM
#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #DV1
A Birth of the ACA:
There is a reason this video is resurfacing.
It is clear who Obama and Biden are celebrating. American People. Not themselves.
Someone so jealous of them tries to undermine it. Are you ready to fight with your voice and vote?
A Birth of the ACA:
There is a reason this video is resurfacing.
It is clear who Obama and Biden are celebrating. American People. Not themselves.
Someone so jealous of them tries to undermine it. Are you ready to fight with your voice and vote?
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Republicans made a bet by sticking with Trump on the Epstein files fiasco. That bet is a losing one, and these new emails are signaling collection time…
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Republicans made a bet by sticking with Trump on the Epstein files fiasco. That bet is a losing one, and these new emails are signaling collection time…
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Jeffrey Epstein email to Ghislaine Maxwell
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Jeffrey Epstein email to Ghislaine Maxwell
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BREAKING: Grijalva has signed the Epstein Files discharge petition. It doesn't appear that Mace or Boebert have removed their names.
November 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
BREAKING: Grijalva has signed the Epstein Files discharge petition. It doesn't appear that Mace or Boebert have removed their names.
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It's *so* good. Spectacularly written, as always with PB, but such a fascinating window into a distinct moment in scholarly time
A beautifully written personal account of the discovery of late antiquity by one of the world’s most influential and distinguished historians.
Peter Brown's Journeys of the Mind is now available in #paperback (6 Jan UK pub).
Order yours: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
Peter Brown's Journeys of the Mind is now available in #paperback (6 Jan UK pub).
Order yours: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It's *so* good. Spectacularly written, as always with PB, but such a fascinating window into a distinct moment in scholarly time
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Republicans lost their biggest rebuttal point. 😂
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Republicans lost their biggest rebuttal point. 😂
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What's really amazing is Harris promised to renew the subsidies and not renew the tax cuts for the rich.
Trump promised to renew the tax cuts for the rich and not the subsidies.
And now the idiots who stayed home in 2024 are mad at Democrats because Republicans won't renew the subsidies in 2025.
Trump promised to renew the tax cuts for the rich and not the subsidies.
And now the idiots who stayed home in 2024 are mad at Democrats because Republicans won't renew the subsidies in 2025.
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
What's really amazing is Harris promised to renew the subsidies and not renew the tax cuts for the rich.
Trump promised to renew the tax cuts for the rich and not the subsidies.
And now the idiots who stayed home in 2024 are mad at Democrats because Republicans won't renew the subsidies in 2025.
Trump promised to renew the tax cuts for the rich and not the subsidies.
And now the idiots who stayed home in 2024 are mad at Democrats because Republicans won't renew the subsidies in 2025.
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Never Forget Any of This. These Girls. what they endured.
How much the Child Rapist Pig in the White House has Blocked Any Action in this Case.
How much the Child Rapist Pig in the White House has Blocked Any Action in this Case.
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Never Forget Any of This. These Girls. what they endured.
How much the Child Rapist Pig in the White House has Blocked Any Action in this Case.
How much the Child Rapist Pig in the White House has Blocked Any Action in this Case.
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Amazing Epstein email from George Conway gtconway3 ® on Threads:
If **Jeffrey Epstein** thinks you're a evil and demented sociopath, the odds are overwhelming that you are, in fact, an evil and demented sociopath. @realdonaldtrump
If **Jeffrey Epstein** thinks you're a evil and demented sociopath, the odds are overwhelming that you are, in fact, an evil and demented sociopath. @realdonaldtrump
November 13, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Amazing Epstein email from George Conway gtconway3 ® on Threads:
If **Jeffrey Epstein** thinks you're a evil and demented sociopath, the odds are overwhelming that you are, in fact, an evil and demented sociopath. @realdonaldtrump
If **Jeffrey Epstein** thinks you're a evil and demented sociopath, the odds are overwhelming that you are, in fact, an evil and demented sociopath. @realdonaldtrump
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Blackwater Oyster Boy’s wife is a volunteer coordinator on his campaign payroll according to FEC filings.
According to former staffer…”if Graham drew a salary from the campaign, his disability status and his disability payments would be put at risk.”
judgestreetjournal.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
According to former staffer…”if Graham drew a salary from the campaign, his disability status and his disability payments would be put at risk.”
judgestreetjournal.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: Platner Puts Wife on Campaign Payroll as “Volunteer Coordinator”
EXCLUSIVE — Graham Platner’s Maine Senate campaign is paying his wife a biweekly salary, according to a recent filing with the Federal Election Commission.
judgestreetjournal.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Blackwater Oyster Boy’s wife is a volunteer coordinator on his campaign payroll according to FEC filings.
According to former staffer…”if Graham drew a salary from the campaign, his disability status and his disability payments would be put at risk.”
judgestreetjournal.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
According to former staffer…”if Graham drew a salary from the campaign, his disability status and his disability payments would be put at risk.”
judgestreetjournal.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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The Epstein files released today did not come from the DOJ's Epstein Files. They came from Epstein's estate. Pam Bondi is still protecting Trump at all costs. Today's release by Democrats was aimed at undermining her efforts. And to make it harder for Donald to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell.
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The Epstein files released today did not come from the DOJ's Epstein Files. They came from Epstein's estate. Pam Bondi is still protecting Trump at all costs. Today's release by Democrats was aimed at undermining her efforts. And to make it harder for Donald to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Adelita Grijalva brought two Epstein survivors to her swearing in ceremony and Congress gave them a standing ovation.
She then immediately voted to discharge the Epstein petition.
She exuded grace and class and never stopped fighting for her right to govern.
She’s a badass.
She then immediately voted to discharge the Epstein petition.
She exuded grace and class and never stopped fighting for her right to govern.
She’s a badass.
November 13, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Adelita Grijalva brought two Epstein survivors to her swearing in ceremony and Congress gave them a standing ovation.
She then immediately voted to discharge the Epstein petition.
She exuded grace and class and never stopped fighting for her right to govern.
She’s a badass.
She then immediately voted to discharge the Epstein petition.
She exuded grace and class and never stopped fighting for her right to govern.
She’s a badass.
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I swear to fucking god...If you are mad at Dems tonight and not the sex pest Republicans and the media (LOOKING AT YOU MAGGIE HABERMAN, MICHAEL WOLFF, THE NEW YORK FUCKING TIMES). Goddamn this is infuriating
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I swear to fucking god...If you are mad at Dems tonight and not the sex pest Republicans and the media (LOOKING AT YOU MAGGIE HABERMAN, MICHAEL WOLFF, THE NEW YORK FUCKING TIMES). Goddamn this is infuriating
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That’s…a lot of staff turnover.
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
That’s…a lot of staff turnover.
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Email from Epstein to Maxwell alleges that Trump spent “hours” at Epstein’s house with a victim
Release the files.
Email from Epstein to Maxwell alleges that Trump spent “hours” at Epstein’s house with a victim
Release the files.
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Email from Epstein to Maxwell alleges that Trump spent “hours” at Epstein’s house with a victim
Release the files.
Email from Epstein to Maxwell alleges that Trump spent “hours” at Epstein’s house with a victim
Release the files.
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Congratulations Adelita! www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/p...
Rep. Adelita Grijalva is finally sworn in as the House’s newest Democrat, paving way for Epstein files vote | CNN Politics
After 50 days of waiting, Rep. Adelita Grijalva was sworn into Congress Wednesday, bringing an end to a contentious chapter in the US House of Representatives that included a lawsuit and rising tensio...
www.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Congratulations Adelita! www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/p...
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This is so big, seriously, the biggest scandal we’ve ever seen‼️👀👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
This is so big, seriously, the biggest scandal we’ve ever seen‼️👀👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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I want to be clear that the House passing the government funding bill tonight does not mean the fight for health care is over, far from it.
We get louder, we fight harder—and we make our voices heard at the ballot box to win power and help people.
We get louder, we fight harder—and we make our voices heard at the ballot box to win power and help people.
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I want to be clear that the House passing the government funding bill tonight does not mean the fight for health care is over, far from it.
We get louder, we fight harder—and we make our voices heard at the ballot box to win power and help people.
We get louder, we fight harder—and we make our voices heard at the ballot box to win power and help people.
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One of the bad-faith appropriations of feminism is the use of suffragist colours by transphobes. President Connolly has reasserted the connection between universal suffrage, Ireland* & supporting the Queer community. Authentic feminism.
The story behind Catherine Connolly's all-purple inauguration ensemble
The outfit is a callback to what Mary Robinson wore at her 1990 inauguration.
www.thejournal.ie
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
One of the bad-faith appropriations of feminism is the use of suffragist colours by transphobes. President Connolly has reasserted the connection between universal suffrage, Ireland* & supporting the Queer community. Authentic feminism.