Margaret Haynes
@bnirvana.bsky.social
Arizona native - Married to my best friend. Always Swimming upstream against the current!🌵😱✌🏻⚕️🐈🦮Retired RN & Practice Manager. Extremely sarcastic. Animal lover. Squeezing every drop out of life!
You Betcha!!
Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
You Betcha!!
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AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.
October 15, 2025 at 3:30 AM
AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.
this explains why Arizona is number 50 in the US. We have never been high in the rankings, but after the people voted against vouchers, we were overruled by the legislature who is very red and very MAGA so this is what you get when you just destroy public education.
“When you destroy public education, you destroy democracy. They grow together, or they perish together.” - Diane Ravitch
Defending our schools now means defending our democratic future and there are easy, powerful ways you can help.
CTA:
open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...
Defending our schools now means defending our democratic future and there are easy, powerful ways you can help.
CTA:
open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...
America 250: The Billionaire War on Public Education
A dark-money campaign to defund schools, silence teachers, and replace democracy with indoctrination.
open.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
this explains why Arizona is number 50 in the US. We have never been high in the rankings, but after the people voted against vouchers, we were overruled by the legislature who is very red and very MAGA so this is what you get when you just destroy public education.
A prominent Democrat has accused Republican House leadership of "talking about delaying" Grijalva's swearing-in. (article in the Arizona Republic today.)
The Republicans in Arizona are consistently good at one thing – CHEATING and now it looks like Johnson is going to help out
The Republicans in Arizona are consistently good at one thing – CHEATING and now it looks like Johnson is going to help out
September 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
A prominent Democrat has accused Republican House leadership of "talking about delaying" Grijalva's swearing-in. (article in the Arizona Republic today.)
The Republicans in Arizona are consistently good at one thing – CHEATING and now it looks like Johnson is going to help out
The Republicans in Arizona are consistently good at one thing – CHEATING and now it looks like Johnson is going to help out
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I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
September 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
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#Dogs #BlueskyDogs
Downey Animal Care Center #California
Phillip 🆔A5715426
1y male 40lbs
With a calm demeanor, low stress level, & affectionate personality, Phillip is the perfect companion
☎️(562)940-6898
DACCDowneyRescue@animalcare.lacounty.gov
animalcare.lacounty.gov
#Dogs #BlueskyDogs
August 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
72HR ADOPTION DEADLINE‼️
Downey Animal Care Center #California
Phillip 🆔A5715426
1y male 40lbs
With a calm demeanor, low stress level, & affectionate personality, Phillip is the perfect companion
☎️(562)940-6898
DACCDowneyRescue@animalcare.lacounty.gov
animalcare.lacounty.gov
#Dogs #BlueskyDogs
Downey Animal Care Center #California
Phillip 🆔A5715426
1y male 40lbs
With a calm demeanor, low stress level, & affectionate personality, Phillip is the perfect companion
☎️(562)940-6898
DACCDowneyRescue@animalcare.lacounty.gov
animalcare.lacounty.gov
#Dogs #BlueskyDogs
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‘There are good interviewers working today. For example, look at how Mehdi Hasan has confronted figures like Erik Prince and Vivek Ramaswamy. One of the rules he lays out in his book Win Every Argument is that you must always “bring receipts”’
Rise of the Idiot Interviewer
Podcast bros are interviewing presidents and power players without doing basic research beforehand. The result is a propagandistic catastrophe.
www.currentaffairs.org
July 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
‘There are good interviewers working today. For example, look at how Mehdi Hasan has confronted figures like Erik Prince and Vivek Ramaswamy. One of the rules he lays out in his book Win Every Argument is that you must always “bring receipts”’
13 years of love (and a little hissing) was not enough & the shock of your sudden death has left me heartbroken. It makes it so much harder to go through this daily
political BS without your constant neck hugs & pur. RIP Tommy -you are the best!
political BS without your constant neck hugs & pur. RIP Tommy -you are the best!
April 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
13 years of love (and a little hissing) was not enough & the shock of your sudden death has left me heartbroken. It makes it so much harder to go through this daily
political BS without your constant neck hugs & pur. RIP Tommy -you are the best!
political BS without your constant neck hugs & pur. RIP Tommy -you are the best!
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These aren't tariffs. They are a horse's head in the bed of (almost) every world government and business leader. My latest.
www.thedailybeast.com/godfather-do...
www.thedailybeast.com/godfather-do...
Why Trump’s Tariffs Are Nothing More than a Mafia Don Racket
For those who know Trump and who and what he is best, these destructive tariffs make perfect sense, even if they make no economic sense.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
These aren't tariffs. They are a horse's head in the bed of (almost) every world government and business leader. My latest.
www.thedailybeast.com/godfather-do...
www.thedailybeast.com/godfather-do...
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Everyone needs to understand what Elon and DOGE are building, an AI driven panopticon that will know everything about you and will be used to ensure compliance with their fascist agenda. They are creating a unified database of everything the federal government has on every single American.
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March 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Everyone needs to understand what Elon and DOGE are building, an AI driven panopticon that will know everything about you and will be used to ensure compliance with their fascist agenda. They are creating a unified database of everything the federal government has on every single American.
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In 2023, 13.5% of Americans struggled to buy food at some point — the highest rate in nearly a decade.
How is the Trump regime addressing this crisis?
By cutting $1 billion from federal programs that support food banks across the country.
The cruelty is the point.
How is the Trump regime addressing this crisis?
By cutting $1 billion from federal programs that support food banks across the country.
The cruelty is the point.
March 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In 2023, 13.5% of Americans struggled to buy food at some point — the highest rate in nearly a decade.
How is the Trump regime addressing this crisis?
By cutting $1 billion from federal programs that support food banks across the country.
The cruelty is the point.
How is the Trump regime addressing this crisis?
By cutting $1 billion from federal programs that support food banks across the country.
The cruelty is the point.
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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
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I hate to say ‘I told you so’ but… I told you so.
Seven years ago:
Seven years ago:
March 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I hate to say ‘I told you so’ but… I told you so.
Seven years ago:
Seven years ago:
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📌Time to chuck Schumer.
March 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
📌Time to chuck Schumer.
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There is no end to the corruption of this administration. Now they are telling government employees to delete government records and admit that they know is illegal. MAGA has elected a criminal enterprise. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
@propublica.org reporter Brett Murphy with an explosive scoop. This is insanity.
March 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
There is no end to the corruption of this administration. Now they are telling government employees to delete government records and admit that they know is illegal. MAGA has elected a criminal enterprise. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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So this was a campaign promise not an observation.
March 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
So this was a campaign promise not an observation.
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I hope you read, really consider its implications, and share it widely.
"It is often said: When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. If that is true, then only weeks into Donald Trump’s four-year term, we are approaching tyranny."
"It is often said: When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. If that is true, then only weeks into Donald Trump’s four-year term, we are approaching tyranny."
We Can’t Give In to Fear
From Marc | No one wants to speak up. Everyone wants to hide or lay low.
www.democracydocket.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I hope you read, really consider its implications, and share it widely.
"It is often said: When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. If that is true, then only weeks into Donald Trump’s four-year term, we are approaching tyranny."
"It is often said: When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. If that is true, then only weeks into Donald Trump’s four-year term, we are approaching tyranny."
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Right now there is clear, overwhelming opposition to Mahmoud Khalil’s abduction across the moderate, liberal, progressive & left spectrum. This kind of loud unity is what authoritarians are afraid of. To keep it up we need every institution & public leader to join the chorus.
March 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Right now there is clear, overwhelming opposition to Mahmoud Khalil’s abduction across the moderate, liberal, progressive & left spectrum. This kind of loud unity is what authoritarians are afraid of. To keep it up we need every institution & public leader to join the chorus.
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Any questions?
March 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Any questions?
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Sometimes just one person is enough.
March 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Sometimes just one person is enough.
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In 1942, the American President opposed censorship because books were weapons in the fight against tyranny.
March 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
In 1942, the American President opposed censorship because books were weapons in the fight against tyranny.
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But there was another important data point, which may not be getting enough attention. A lot of voters were angry about a very specific thing: inflation. The idea that things were suddenly more expensive for no discernible reason was a hard pill for voters to …
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
Donald Trump’s Empty Promises Are Catching Up to Him
The president vowed to bring down prices on “day one”—something everyone would like to see. What happened with that?
www.vanityfair.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
But there was another important data point, which may not be getting enough attention. A lot of voters were angry about a very specific thing: inflation. The idea that things were suddenly more expensive for no discernible reason was a hard pill for voters to …
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
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New from me.👇
It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
We Can’t Give In to Fear
From Marc | No one wants to speak up. Everyone wants to hide or lay low.
www.democracydocket.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
New from me.👇
It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...