becksterIU
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Democracy and kindness advocate.
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I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
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Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
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November 22, 2025
November 22, 2025
On Tuesday, six Democratic lawmakers, themselves veterans of the U.S.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:22 AM
November 22, 2025
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IF YOU READ NO OTHER PORTION OF THE EPSTEIN FILES TRANSPARENCY ACT, read this one.
EVERY SINGLE DOCUMENT THEY WITHHOLD has to be indexed, published in the Federal Register, and submitted to Congress with an explanation.
And scroll down to understand why THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED TO WITHHOLD IT ALL.
EVERY SINGLE DOCUMENT THEY WITHHOLD has to be indexed, published in the Federal Register, and submitted to Congress with an explanation.
And scroll down to understand why THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED TO WITHHOLD IT ALL.
November 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
IF YOU READ NO OTHER PORTION OF THE EPSTEIN FILES TRANSPARENCY ACT, read this one.
EVERY SINGLE DOCUMENT THEY WITHHOLD has to be indexed, published in the Federal Register, and submitted to Congress with an explanation.
And scroll down to understand why THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED TO WITHHOLD IT ALL.
EVERY SINGLE DOCUMENT THEY WITHHOLD has to be indexed, published in the Federal Register, and submitted to Congress with an explanation.
And scroll down to understand why THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED TO WITHHOLD IT ALL.
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Today, I’m remembering the courage of John McCain when he voted to protect the ACA and keep millions of Americans from losing insurance.
Protecting and strengthening healthcare for the American people should be something both parties can agree on, and I won’t stop fighting for it.
Protecting and strengthening healthcare for the American people should be something both parties can agree on, and I won’t stop fighting for it.
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Today, I’m remembering the courage of John McCain when he voted to protect the ACA and keep millions of Americans from losing insurance.
Protecting and strengthening healthcare for the American people should be something both parties can agree on, and I won’t stop fighting for it.
Protecting and strengthening healthcare for the American people should be something both parties can agree on, and I won’t stop fighting for it.
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How to answer a loaded question.
(This is Joe Neguse, Congressman for Colorado's 2nd District.)
(This is Joe Neguse, Congressman for Colorado's 2nd District.)
November 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
How to answer a loaded question.
(This is Joe Neguse, Congressman for Colorado's 2nd District.)
(This is Joe Neguse, Congressman for Colorado's 2nd District.)
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Liberals,
I realize this is hard to hear but many, many people are not inherently good.
At least half are inherently bad and capable of terrible, terrible things.
Esp once they feel like they’ve been unleashed.
I realize this is hard to hear but many, many people are not inherently good.
At least half are inherently bad and capable of terrible, terrible things.
Esp once they feel like they’ve been unleashed.
October 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Liberals,
I realize this is hard to hear but many, many people are not inherently good.
At least half are inherently bad and capable of terrible, terrible things.
Esp once they feel like they’ve been unleashed.
I realize this is hard to hear but many, many people are not inherently good.
At least half are inherently bad and capable of terrible, terrible things.
Esp once they feel like they’ve been unleashed.
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They had kids, too.
September 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
They had kids, too.
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The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.
September 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.
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Inching closer to simply having them wear a compulsory identification badge on their clothing
September 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Inching closer to simply having them wear a compulsory identification badge on their clothing
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Of course, many reports of ICE thugs grabbing American citizens, brutalizing them & throwing them into detention ignoring their pleas that they are citizens. One can imagine this from Kavanaugh: “There is no problem requiring Jews to wear yellow stars. It’s just to identify them. No harm no foul”
This is a paragraph Brett Kavanaugh wrote on his little computer and then sent out into the world:
September 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Of course, many reports of ICE thugs grabbing American citizens, brutalizing them & throwing them into detention ignoring their pleas that they are citizens. One can imagine this from Kavanaugh: “There is no problem requiring Jews to wear yellow stars. It’s just to identify them. No harm no foul”
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Winsome Earle-Sears is lying — so let me tell you the truth:
350,000 Virginians are at risk of losing their healthcare because of Trump’s tax bill that she supports.
350,000 Virginians are at risk of losing their healthcare because of Trump’s tax bill that she supports.
September 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Winsome Earle-Sears is lying — so let me tell you the truth:
350,000 Virginians are at risk of losing their healthcare because of Trump’s tax bill that she supports.
350,000 Virginians are at risk of losing their healthcare because of Trump’s tax bill that she supports.
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Democratic Party moderates see Virginia governor hopeful Abigail Spanberger as a more politically viable standard-bearer than the likes of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
In Virginia’s Governor Race, a Democrat Strives to Be the Anti-Mamdani
Democratic Party moderates see Abigail Spanberger as a more politically viable standard-bearer than the likes of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
on.wsj.com
August 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Democratic Party moderates see Virginia governor hopeful Abigail Spanberger as a more politically viable standard-bearer than the likes of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
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Fox News' Trey Gowdy: "How many school shootings does it take before we’re going to have a conversation about keeping firearms out of – it’s always a young white male. Almost always. I mean, did anyone this morning think, I wonder if that was a female? Did any of y’all think that?!"
August 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Fox News' Trey Gowdy: "How many school shootings does it take before we’re going to have a conversation about keeping firearms out of – it’s always a young white male. Almost always. I mean, did anyone this morning think, I wonder if that was a female? Did any of y’all think that?!"
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I celebrate every victory for voting rights, but this one is particularly special. No issue has been more hotly contested or more important to PA voters than this one. The DSCC and DCCC fought hard and it is great to see them prevail. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In Big Win for Voters, Pennsylvania Must Count Undated Mail-In Ballots, Court Rules
In Big Win for Voters, Pennsylvania Must Count Undated Mail-In Ballots, Court Rules
www.democracydocket.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I celebrate every victory for voting rights, but this one is particularly special. No issue has been more hotly contested or more important to PA voters than this one. The DSCC and DCCC fought hard and it is great to see them prevail. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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This is how you stand up to bullies and aspiring tyrants.
August 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This is how you stand up to bullies and aspiring tyrants.
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much easier to understand the sheer bloody intensity of the civil war when you have a good grasp on just how terrible slavery was.
"How bad slavery was" is worse. Much worse. Much worse than you think, much worse than you're taught, much worse than museums depict. Worse.
August 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
much easier to understand the sheer bloody intensity of the civil war when you have a good grasp on just how terrible slavery was.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu:
“Under the Trump administration, groceries are less affordable, housing is harder to build, cures for cancer are farther away, and good news on our economy has been as hard to find as the Epstein list.”
“Under the Trump administration, groceries are less affordable, housing is harder to build, cures for cancer are farther away, and good news on our economy has been as hard to find as the Epstein list.”
August 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu:
“Under the Trump administration, groceries are less affordable, housing is harder to build, cures for cancer are farther away, and good news on our economy has been as hard to find as the Epstein list.”
“Under the Trump administration, groceries are less affordable, housing is harder to build, cures for cancer are farther away, and good news on our economy has been as hard to find as the Epstein list.”
@crow.house.gov good interview on @msnbc.com and @clairecmc.bsky.social this morning. Release the 50 hostages from Gaza and bring the war to an end. And other positive and constructive messages. Thank you.
July 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
@crow.house.gov good interview on @msnbc.com and @clairecmc.bsky.social this morning. Release the 50 hostages from Gaza and bring the war to an end. And other positive and constructive messages. Thank you.
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Journalist Katie Phang shared a powerful video about the rising tide of book bans—including the banning of They Called Us Enemy in Tennessee. I’m honored she included my story in this important conversation. We cannot let these book bans stop us from telling our stories and histories.
July 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Journalist Katie Phang shared a powerful video about the rising tide of book bans—including the banning of They Called Us Enemy in Tennessee. I’m honored she included my story in this important conversation. We cannot let these book bans stop us from telling our stories and histories.
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Keep reminding folks of this.
The Senators that voted 'yes' on this disastrous bill represent more than 30 million FEWER Americans than the Senators that voted 'no.'
July 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Keep reminding folks of this.
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Lisa Murkowski cuts a last minute deal solely to benefit Alaska, exempting it from some of the more odious parts of the bill to secure her vote and sell out the rest of the US. Yeah this stuff sucks and hurts a lot of people, but I got Alaskans exempted so the hell with you.
June 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Lisa Murkowski cuts a last minute deal solely to benefit Alaska, exempting it from some of the more odious parts of the bill to secure her vote and sell out the rest of the US. Yeah this stuff sucks and hurts a lot of people, but I got Alaskans exempted so the hell with you.