Shocks
@arika-shmerika.bsky.social
Serious Babba Yagga and Theatre Kid energy on a constant quest for learning. Lifelong ally and antifascist. I make stuff. Liberal acceptance and punk rock are 🤲.
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Salt Lake City, Utah Showed UP!
April 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Salt Lake City, Utah Showed UP!
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In my opinion, Pete Buttigieg is THE most effective communicator in the United States.
You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
February 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
In my opinion, Pete Buttigieg is THE most effective communicator in the United States.
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“This abrupt change..will have devastating consequences on medical science. Many people will lose jobs, clinical trials will halt, and this will slow down progress toward cures for cancer and effective prevention of illness”
“A sane government would never do this”
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“A sane government would never do this”
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NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately — The Washington Post
Researchers say it would hurt facilities that work on medical issues such as cancer research and heart disease. Elon Musk contends the old policy was ‘a ripoff.’
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February 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“This abrupt change..will have devastating consequences on medical science. Many people will lose jobs, clinical trials will halt, and this will slow down progress toward cures for cancer and effective prevention of illness”
“A sane government would never do this”
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“A sane government would never do this”
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Evendale, Ohio, witnessed a powerful stand as local residents confronted neo-Nazi demonstrators with swastika flags on a highway overpass. This historically Black community, burdened by a legacy of racism, rallied together to reject hate and defend their home.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/08/u...
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Residents in Cincinnati confronted White supremacist demonstrators, three months after neo-Nazi march in another Ohio city | CNN
A group of demonstrators wearing black clothing, some holding Nazi flags with swastikas, quickly left a Cincinnati-area overpass when they were confronted by residents Friday, video shows.
www.cnn.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Evendale, Ohio, witnessed a powerful stand as local residents confronted neo-Nazi demonstrators with swastika flags on a highway overpass. This historically Black community, burdened by a legacy of racism, rallied together to reject hate and defend their home.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/08/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/08/u...
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There, there. Don't you fret. Just seven more years and it'll all be over.
YR4: the asteroid with a tiny chance of hitting Earth
The asteroid named YR4 has a 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
www.bbc.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
There, there. Don't you fret. Just seven more years and it'll all be over.
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Unions sue to block Musk team's access to Treasury payments . . . Trump administration illegally granting them access in violation of federal laws!
#treasurydepartment #socialsecurity #publiccitizen
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#treasurydepartment #socialsecurity #publiccitizen
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Unions sue to block Musk team’s access to Treasury payments
The complaint accuses the Trump administration of illegally granting Musk team’s access in violation of federal laws.
www.politico.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Unions sue to block Musk team's access to Treasury payments . . . Trump administration illegally granting them access in violation of federal laws!
#treasurydepartment #socialsecurity #publiccitizen
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#treasurydepartment #socialsecurity #publiccitizen
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Elon fucking Musk does NOT appropriate federal funds.
That is the job of CONGRESS.
Not some foreign born private citizen jumping bean exploding penis rocket car melting nepo-baby conspiracy theorist womanizer who exchanges horses for handjobs.
Congress needs to stand the fuck up. All of them!!!
That is the job of CONGRESS.
Not some foreign born private citizen jumping bean exploding penis rocket car melting nepo-baby conspiracy theorist womanizer who exchanges horses for handjobs.
Congress needs to stand the fuck up. All of them!!!
February 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Elon fucking Musk does NOT appropriate federal funds.
That is the job of CONGRESS.
Not some foreign born private citizen jumping bean exploding penis rocket car melting nepo-baby conspiracy theorist womanizer who exchanges horses for handjobs.
Congress needs to stand the fuck up. All of them!!!
That is the job of CONGRESS.
Not some foreign born private citizen jumping bean exploding penis rocket car melting nepo-baby conspiracy theorist womanizer who exchanges horses for handjobs.
Congress needs to stand the fuck up. All of them!!!
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Support Canadian alternatives!
February 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Support Canadian alternatives!
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The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
February 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
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The American people deserve better than a longtime heroin addict w/out a background in medicine, healthcare, or grasp of basic science to lead our health institutions.
Our lives depend upon it.
The Senate cannot sacrifice American excellence in medicine to pay 🟠‘s campaign deal for an endorsement.
Our lives depend upon it.
The Senate cannot sacrifice American excellence in medicine to pay 🟠‘s campaign deal for an endorsement.
January 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The American people deserve better than a longtime heroin addict w/out a background in medicine, healthcare, or grasp of basic science to lead our health institutions.
Our lives depend upon it.
The Senate cannot sacrifice American excellence in medicine to pay 🟠‘s campaign deal for an endorsement.
Our lives depend upon it.
The Senate cannot sacrifice American excellence in medicine to pay 🟠‘s campaign deal for an endorsement.
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It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
January 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
To all of my Trans friends and family: I love you. I have your back. I promise to always be a safe space.
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Dear Trans Kids, You Don't Need the Government's Permission to Exist
Activist and journalist Raquel Willis offers crucial advice to trans and nonbinary youth.
www.teenvogue.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
To all of my Trans friends and family: I love you. I have your back. I promise to always be a safe space.
www.teenvogue.com/story/dear-t...
www.teenvogue.com/story/dear-t...
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The White House Budget Office has rescinded the memo ordering the Financial Aid Freeze 💥
This is what happens when there is mass outrage over potential harm to people and We The People unite.
Keep it up. Use your voice. Be heard. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
#SheShed
This is what happens when there is mass outrage over potential harm to people and We The People unite.
Keep it up. Use your voice. Be heard. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
#SheShed
January 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The White House Budget Office has rescinded the memo ordering the Financial Aid Freeze 💥
This is what happens when there is mass outrage over potential harm to people and We The People unite.
Keep it up. Use your voice. Be heard. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
#SheShed
This is what happens when there is mass outrage over potential harm to people and We The People unite.
Keep it up. Use your voice. Be heard. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
#SheShed
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They wanted you to believe they had an airtight plan. Resistance was futile. They were ready. The first week shows they’re same idiots with the more hubris and incompetence. Stop being afraid and get louder. Don’t believe their bullshit. We aren’t afraid of Ketamine Leon or Temu Nosferatu.
January 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
They wanted you to believe they had an airtight plan. Resistance was futile. They were ready. The first week shows they’re same idiots with the more hubris and incompetence. Stop being afraid and get louder. Don’t believe their bullshit. We aren’t afraid of Ketamine Leon or Temu Nosferatu.
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🚨BREAKING: After @democracyforward.bsky.social successfully sues, OMB rescinds memo claiming to freeze all federal funding. Follow @democracydocket.com for details.
Don't ever let anyone tell you that litigation can't help protect democracy. www.democracydocket.com
Don't ever let anyone tell you that litigation can't help protect democracy. www.democracydocket.com
Democracy Docket
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in the courts.
www.democracydocket.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🚨BREAKING: After @democracyforward.bsky.social successfully sues, OMB rescinds memo claiming to freeze all federal funding. Follow @democracydocket.com for details.
Don't ever let anyone tell you that litigation can't help protect democracy. www.democracydocket.com
Don't ever let anyone tell you that litigation can't help protect democracy. www.democracydocket.com
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Yes please
To every Senate Dem: Shut it the fuck down. Trump’s unconstitutional chaos will kill people.
1️⃣ Oppose all nominees until OMB reverses the freeze.
2️⃣ Deny Unanimous Consent to slow Senate proceedings.
3️⃣ Vote no on all Cloture.
4️⃣ Force Quorum Calls at every opportunity.
It's time to fight.
1️⃣ Oppose all nominees until OMB reverses the freeze.
2️⃣ Deny Unanimous Consent to slow Senate proceedings.
3️⃣ Vote no on all Cloture.
4️⃣ Force Quorum Calls at every opportunity.
It's time to fight.
Asked how organizations that rely on federal funding should make payroll, Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says they should call Russ Vought and make a case
January 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Yes please
It just keeps getting worse. Hell must be empty, because all the devils are here and newly employed in Washington.
January 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
It just keeps getting worse. Hell must be empty, because all the devils are here and newly employed in Washington.
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That we have become a nation that accepts a convicted criminal president firing the prosecutors that found the clear and damning evidence of his crimes is…
pretty wild.
pretty wild.
Special Counsel prosecutors were fired on instructions of White House; the presidential personnel office sent memo to DOJ per Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt @theguardian.com latest www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Special counsel prosecutors were fired on instructions of White House
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says late-night dismissals came after White House’s personnel office issued memo
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
That we have become a nation that accepts a convicted criminal president firing the prosecutors that found the clear and damning evidence of his crimes is…
pretty wild.
pretty wild.
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Guys, I hate to even suggest the possibility, but I’m starting to wonder just a teensy-weensy little bit whether maybe, just maybe, FFOTUS wasn’t totally upfront and forthcoming about Project 2025 during the campaign
January 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Guys, I hate to even suggest the possibility, but I’m starting to wonder just a teensy-weensy little bit whether maybe, just maybe, FFOTUS wasn’t totally upfront and forthcoming about Project 2025 during the campaign
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January 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Great to see President Trump draining the swamp by finally taking on Big Missing And Exploited Children special interests.
January 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Great to see President Trump draining the swamp by finally taking on Big Missing And Exploited Children special interests.
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Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
January 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
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BREAKING: The Department of Veterans Affairs has CANCELLED SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING because it includes considerations for the LGBTQ+ community.
Veterans suicide.
Veterans suicide.
January 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Veterans Affairs has CANCELLED SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING because it includes considerations for the LGBTQ+ community.
Veterans suicide.
Veterans suicide.