Denise Stevens
@boudicca21.bsky.social
Liberal, reader, cat mom, tea drinker, and supporter of the Oxford Comma
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
October 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
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Thanks to everyone for always keeping those cameras rolling and sharing the videos online. Federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will now be required to wear body cameras, following a ruling by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis.
October 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Thanks to everyone for always keeping those cameras rolling and sharing the videos online. Federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will now be required to wear body cameras, following a ruling by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis.
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The CFPB is one of the most staunch financial watchdogs for the American people.
The agency has returned at least $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.
It's no longer protecting consumers now...BECAUSE THIS REGIME DOESN'T WANT IT TO!
The agency has returned at least $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.
It's no longer protecting consumers now...BECAUSE THIS REGIME DOESN'T WANT IT TO!
White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT
White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers
White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The CFPB is one of the most staunch financial watchdogs for the American people.
The agency has returned at least $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.
It's no longer protecting consumers now...BECAUSE THIS REGIME DOESN'T WANT IT TO!
The agency has returned at least $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.
It's no longer protecting consumers now...BECAUSE THIS REGIME DOESN'T WANT IT TO!
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Today, we commemorate Indigenous Peoples' Day by celebrating the rich heritage of Minnesota’s eleven Tribal Nations and Native communities nationwide. Now more than ever, we must continue to support and uplift tribal voices, cultures, and rights.
October 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Today, we commemorate Indigenous Peoples' Day by celebrating the rich heritage of Minnesota’s eleven Tribal Nations and Native communities nationwide. Now more than ever, we must continue to support and uplift tribal voices, cultures, and rights.
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While Trump blusters about "law & order," his regime has dropped or halted nearly 165 investigations into corporate wrongdoing. And Trump himself has pardoned dozens of his supporters, including Jan 6 rioters and others convicted of crimes like money laundering and bribery.
October 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
While Trump blusters about "law & order," his regime has dropped or halted nearly 165 investigations into corporate wrongdoing. And Trump himself has pardoned dozens of his supporters, including Jan 6 rioters and others convicted of crimes like money laundering and bribery.
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About $25 billion annually could end child hunger in the US.
About $20 billion could house folks with housing vouchers.
We gave $170 billion to ICE in the big ugly bill.
Instead of feeding children and housing families, our tax dollars are going to terrorize communities.
About $20 billion could house folks with housing vouchers.
We gave $170 billion to ICE in the big ugly bill.
Instead of feeding children and housing families, our tax dollars are going to terrorize communities.
October 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
About $25 billion annually could end child hunger in the US.
About $20 billion could house folks with housing vouchers.
We gave $170 billion to ICE in the big ugly bill.
Instead of feeding children and housing families, our tax dollars are going to terrorize communities.
About $20 billion could house folks with housing vouchers.
We gave $170 billion to ICE in the big ugly bill.
Instead of feeding children and housing families, our tax dollars are going to terrorize communities.
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ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
October 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
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Hubert Humphrey said the moral test of government isn’t how it treats the healthy, but how it treats the sick, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
As I said today on the Senate floor, we are facing a moral test. This isn’t about blame. It’s about Americans’ health care.
As I said today on the Senate floor, we are facing a moral test. This isn’t about blame. It’s about Americans’ health care.
October 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Hubert Humphrey said the moral test of government isn’t how it treats the healthy, but how it treats the sick, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
As I said today on the Senate floor, we are facing a moral test. This isn’t about blame. It’s about Americans’ health care.
As I said today on the Senate floor, we are facing a moral test. This isn’t about blame. It’s about Americans’ health care.
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Apple has removed an ICE tracking app that allows users to report ICE activity nearby from its App Store.
The removal came after a direct demand from Trump’s DOJ.
Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.
The removal came after a direct demand from Trump’s DOJ.
Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.
October 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Apple has removed an ICE tracking app that allows users to report ICE activity nearby from its App Store.
The removal came after a direct demand from Trump’s DOJ.
Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.
The removal came after a direct demand from Trump’s DOJ.
Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.
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If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
October 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
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Trump has shuttered the office responsible for providing oversight of his activities, separate from the ongoing shutdown. The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE),
October 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Trump has shuttered the office responsible for providing oversight of his activities, separate from the ongoing shutdown. The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE),
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I wrote this piece about 7th anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
On the costs of speaking the truth in today's world.
And how Jamal's memory still stalks Saudi Arabia--- and the Washington Post.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
On the costs of speaking the truth in today's world.
And how Jamal's memory still stalks Saudi Arabia--- and the Washington Post.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out
As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.
open.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I wrote this piece about 7th anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
On the costs of speaking the truth in today's world.
And how Jamal's memory still stalks Saudi Arabia--- and the Washington Post.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
On the costs of speaking the truth in today's world.
And how Jamal's memory still stalks Saudi Arabia--- and the Washington Post.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
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“Men are alone, we are so depressed.🥺”
Gee, I wonder why women are choosing to avoid men…it’s almost like you take our lives if your fragile ego is hurt or feels rejected ….
Gee, I wonder why women are choosing to avoid men…it’s almost like you take our lives if your fragile ego is hurt or feels rejected ….
July 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
“Men are alone, we are so depressed.🥺”
Gee, I wonder why women are choosing to avoid men…it’s almost like you take our lives if your fragile ego is hurt or feels rejected ….
Gee, I wonder why women are choosing to avoid men…it’s almost like you take our lives if your fragile ego is hurt or feels rejected ….
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What happened to Senator Padilla is not homeland security. This is homeland fascism. This is homeland authoritarianism.
June 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What happened to Senator Padilla is not homeland security. This is homeland fascism. This is homeland authoritarianism.
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Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
June 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
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Tragically, the outrageous assault of Sen. Padilla today is becoming normal behavior for a Trump administration which is moving us toward authoritarianism.
The American people do not like petty tyrants. We defeated King George in 1776. We will defeat King Donald.
The American people do not like petty tyrants. We defeated King George in 1776. We will defeat King Donald.
June 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Tragically, the outrageous assault of Sen. Padilla today is becoming normal behavior for a Trump administration which is moving us toward authoritarianism.
The American people do not like petty tyrants. We defeated King George in 1776. We will defeat King Donald.
The American people do not like petty tyrants. We defeated King George in 1776. We will defeat King Donald.
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NEW: A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including Delta, American Airlines, and United, collected US travelers’ domestic flight records, sold access to them to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). www.wired.com/story/airlin...
Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS
A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.
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June 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
NEW: A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including Delta, American Airlines, and United, collected US travelers’ domestic flight records, sold access to them to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). www.wired.com/story/airlin...
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The problem is that this “”feud” just reiterates that it’s all about them, not about what’s best for “America First”. Grown men with sensitive egos and narcissistic personalities.
June 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The problem is that this “”feud” just reiterates that it’s all about them, not about what’s best for “America First”. Grown men with sensitive egos and narcissistic personalities.
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The blowup between Elon and Trump hasn’t ended DOGE, it’s still expanding. Russ Vought now plans to institutionalize DOGE across the federal government, and Elon’s staffers are embedded deep within key agencies.
June 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The blowup between Elon and Trump hasn’t ended DOGE, it’s still expanding. Russ Vought now plans to institutionalize DOGE across the federal government, and Elon’s staffers are embedded deep within key agencies.
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Tucked inside the 1,200-page appendix to the White House’s budget request to Congress is a proposal to eliminate a grant program that provides domestic violence shelters with money to support survivors’ pets.
So yeah, Republicans want to ban survivors' pets from domestic violence shelters.
So yeah, Republicans want to ban survivors' pets from domestic violence shelters.
Republicans want to ban pets from domestic violence shelters
The budget proposal is the Trump administration's latest attack on services supporting abuse survivors.
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June 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Tucked inside the 1,200-page appendix to the White House’s budget request to Congress is a proposal to eliminate a grant program that provides domestic violence shelters with money to support survivors’ pets.
So yeah, Republicans want to ban survivors' pets from domestic violence shelters.
So yeah, Republicans want to ban survivors' pets from domestic violence shelters.