Abby
@ajcartwr.bsky.social
🔵 Mom of humans and 🐈⬛, Therapist, Social worker and Advocate living in a sea of 🔴. 🏕️☮️🏳️🌈
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"Opponents of the effort kept up pressure on lawmakers. When one Republican senator, who said he was undecided on redistricting, held a listening session in his district this month, none of the more than 60 people who spoke expressed support for a new map..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
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Indiana Senate Says It Won’t Vote on Redistricting That Trump Sought
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"Opponents of the effort kept up pressure on lawmakers. When one Republican senator, who said he was undecided on redistricting, held a listening session in his district this month, none of the more than 60 people who spoke expressed support for a new map..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
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Obama: "The weird videos of a US president with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet & dumping poop on American citizens - that's not even worth booing about. Because all of that is a distraction from the fact that your situation, your life has not gotten better. They do it so you won't notice"
November 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Obama: "The weird videos of a US president with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet & dumping poop on American citizens - that's not even worth booing about. Because all of that is a distraction from the fact that your situation, your life has not gotten better. They do it so you won't notice"
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November 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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"The new billboards are designed to inform troops of legal resources … 'The [Southern Command] strikes … represent the most blatantly illegal act that this administration has had the military carry out.'"
taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-group-billboards-caribbean-strikes/
taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-group-billboards-caribbean-strikes/
Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law’ in Caribbean strikes
“Don’t let them make you break the law,” reads a billboard along the road to U.S. Southern Command, one of several set up by veterans.
taskandpurpose.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"The new billboards are designed to inform troops of legal resources … 'The [Southern Command] strikes … represent the most blatantly illegal act that this administration has had the military carry out.'"
taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-group-billboards-caribbean-strikes/
taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-group-billboards-caribbean-strikes/
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“They began banging hard on the door, tore off the cameras so we couldn’t see them, and eventually cut off our electricity.”
When asked if she knew why federal agents were after her husband or if he had committed a crime, Barrón said, “No, never any crime..."
www.click2houston.com/news/local/2...
When asked if she knew why federal agents were after her husband or if he had committed a crime, Barrón said, “No, never any crime..."
www.click2houston.com/news/local/2...
Federal agents execute warrants in Pasadena; DHS leads operations
Federal agents and officers cleared the scene after law enforcement activity drew a crowd earlier today, Pasadena Police Department officials said.
www.click2houston.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:51 AM
“They began banging hard on the door, tore off the cameras so we couldn’t see them, and eventually cut off our electricity.”
When asked if she knew why federal agents were after her husband or if he had committed a crime, Barrón said, “No, never any crime..."
www.click2houston.com/news/local/2...
When asked if she knew why federal agents were after her husband or if he had committed a crime, Barrón said, “No, never any crime..."
www.click2houston.com/news/local/2...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
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"A 60-year-old couple earning $85,000 may have to pay $31,000 for a health insurance plan in Kentucky...
$28,000 for a plan in Oregon...
$44,000 for a plan in Vermont..."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
$28,000 for a plan in Oregon...
$44,000 for a plan in Vermont..."
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Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages
Many states have shown rising premiums ahead of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans. The government shutdown is driven by Democrats and Republicans being far apart on the issue of extended s...
www.washingtonpost.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"A 60-year-old couple earning $85,000 may have to pay $31,000 for a health insurance plan in Kentucky...
$28,000 for a plan in Oregon...
$44,000 for a plan in Vermont..."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
$28,000 for a plan in Oregon...
$44,000 for a plan in Vermont..."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day.
Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏
History.
Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏
History.
October 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day.
Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏
History.
Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏
History.
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“Dozens of prominent artists and cultural organizations will participate in a series of artistic demonstrations to protest what authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration.
The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
Artists Plan Nationwide Protests Against ‘Authoritarian Forces’
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October 15, 2025 at 4:35 AM
“Dozens of prominent artists and cultural organizations will participate in a series of artistic demonstrations to protest what authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration.
The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
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Now is the Time to Speak up for Justice
YouTube video by Justice Connection
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October 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol
October 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol
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And just days ago, U.S. soldiers were kneeling to roll out the red carpet for Putin, while Russian soldiers watched
August 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
And just days ago, U.S. soldiers were kneeling to roll out the red carpet for Putin, while Russian soldiers watched
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"Witnesses — including the Post reporter — asked the officers to identify themselves numerous times. All but one, who was wearing the ICE badge, refused.
“Oh, are you guys the cops?” one agent, who was wearing a mask, responded. “Then shut the f--- up.”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
“Oh, are you guys the cops?” one agent, who was wearing a mask, responded. “Then shut the f--- up.”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Federal officers detain, tackle moped driver amid Trump D.C. police crackdown
Six agents wearing police vests without clear identification of their agencies detained a man they later identified as a Venezuelan national in Northwest Washington.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"Witnesses — including the Post reporter — asked the officers to identify themselves numerous times. All but one, who was wearing the ICE badge, refused.
“Oh, are you guys the cops?” one agent, who was wearing a mask, responded. “Then shut the f--- up.”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
“Oh, are you guys the cops?” one agent, who was wearing a mask, responded. “Then shut the f--- up.”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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New— Nazis with giant swastika flags marched in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday with two police escorts. They shouted “white power” and said to the woman who took this video (reshared here with her permission) “fuck you, n***** bitch.”
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
August 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
New— Nazis with giant swastika flags marched in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday with two police escorts. They shouted “white power” and said to the woman who took this video (reshared here with her permission) “fuck you, n***** bitch.”
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
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Protesters fill Chicago streets to fight rigged GOP maps and show support for Texas Dems
August 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Protesters fill Chicago streets to fight rigged GOP maps and show support for Texas Dems
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Newsom: "He doesn't play by a different set of rules. He doesn't believe in the rules. As a consequence, we need to disabuse ourselves of the way things have been done. It's not enough to just hold hands, have a candlelight vigil, talk about way the world should be...we have got to meet fire w/fire"
August 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Newsom: "He doesn't play by a different set of rules. He doesn't believe in the rules. As a consequence, we need to disabuse ourselves of the way things have been done. It's not enough to just hold hands, have a candlelight vigil, talk about way the world should be...we have got to meet fire w/fire"
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The road to authoritarianism is littered with people telling you you’re overreacting.
Breaking News: President Trump said he was taking control of the police in Washington, D.C., and deploying 800 National Guard troops there in response to “out of control” crime — even though violent crime in the city has fallen. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/3H9yVcu
August 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The road to authoritarianism is littered with people telling you you’re overreacting.
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"That’s the sort of thing you hear before having to make a difficult decision about grandpa’s future..."
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Nobody knows what Trump is talking about anymore and no one seems to care | Opinion
During Trump's rambling announcement that he's sending the National Guard to DC, it became clear he has caught Sleepy Joe Biden's cognitive decline.
www.usatoday.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"That’s the sort of thing you hear before having to make a difficult decision about grandpa’s future..."
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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From the white supremacist book the official DHS account is referencing: "The point is to reveal organized Jewry as a world power entrenched in every country of the White man’s world, operating freely across every nation’s frontiers, and engaged in a ruthless war for the destruction of them all."
DHS is recruiting using a not-so-subtle reference to a 1978 book from white nationalist William Gayley Simpson, Which Way Western Man?
Simpson's book was released under an imprint associated with the National Alliance, founded by Turner Diaries author William Luther Pierce.
Simpson's book was released under an imprint associated with the National Alliance, founded by Turner Diaries author William Luther Pierce.
August 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
From the white supremacist book the official DHS account is referencing: "The point is to reveal organized Jewry as a world power entrenched in every country of the White man’s world, operating freely across every nation’s frontiers, and engaged in a ruthless war for the destruction of them all."
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Chapters in this charming book include "The Necessity of Eugenics" and "The Everlasting Truth About Race" (which is exactly what you think). Again, this is an official account of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This is who they're hiring. These are their "intellectual" influences.
August 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Chapters in this charming book include "The Necessity of Eugenics" and "The Everlasting Truth About Race" (which is exactly what you think). Again, this is an official account of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This is who they're hiring. These are their "intellectual" influences.
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ah, there goes our pro-worker president
Trump's so-far-successful effort to strip collective bargaining rights from federal workers appears to have resulted in a decrease in the total number of unionized American workers of more than 2%.
Courts Let Trump Strip Collective Bargaining Rights From Huge Number of Federal Workers
Just days after a federal appeals court cleared the way for President...
talkingpointsmemo.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
ah, there goes our pro-worker president