Brenda Lynn Gould
@brendalynngould.bsky.social
Western Maine. Librarian. Herbalist. SWSBM 2002. Amateur Genealogist. Lover of Bumblebees. Defender of Democracy. Jill of many trades.
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welcome to the resistance [grits teeth so hard I crack a filling] David Brooks
But seriously, better fucking years late than never
But seriously, better fucking years late than never
"It’s time for Americans in universities, law, business, nonprofits and the scientific community, and civil servants and beyond to form one coordinated mass movement. Trump is about power"
From David Brooks
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
From David Brooks
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
Opinion | Time for a Civic Uprising
It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
welcome to the resistance [grits teeth so hard I crack a filling] David Brooks
But seriously, better fucking years late than never
But seriously, better fucking years late than never
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So… this was supposed to be about Paul Revere’s ride, but the Senator just unloaded about the Trump administration and its Republican enablers. Far more newsworthy than I expected. (You can probably see me shifting to “crap, this was not the interview I prepped!” but the result was memorable.)
April 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
So… this was supposed to be about Paul Revere’s ride, but the Senator just unloaded about the Trump administration and its Republican enablers. Far more newsworthy than I expected. (You can probably see me shifting to “crap, this was not the interview I prepped!” but the result was memorable.)
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A plea.
Can we stop declaring this a “constitutional crisis?”
It’s bigger.
It’s a crisis about fundamental American ideals and structures.
“Constitutional crisis” makes it sound like an abstract lawyerly crisis
It’s bigger.
Can we stop declaring this a “constitutional crisis?”
It’s bigger.
It’s a crisis about fundamental American ideals and structures.
“Constitutional crisis” makes it sound like an abstract lawyerly crisis
It’s bigger.
April 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A plea.
Can we stop declaring this a “constitutional crisis?”
It’s bigger.
It’s a crisis about fundamental American ideals and structures.
“Constitutional crisis” makes it sound like an abstract lawyerly crisis
It’s bigger.
Can we stop declaring this a “constitutional crisis?”
It’s bigger.
It’s a crisis about fundamental American ideals and structures.
“Constitutional crisis” makes it sound like an abstract lawyerly crisis
It’s bigger.
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Free Kilmar Abrego Garcia now.
April 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Free Kilmar Abrego Garcia now.
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Not for nothing, but how, exactly, is it legal to send people for *punishment* in a foreign prison (esp with no due process)? Were the funds being used for it appropriated for this purpose? I feel this has just become a thing no one questions
April 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Not for nothing, but how, exactly, is it legal to send people for *punishment* in a foreign prison (esp with no due process)? Were the funds being used for it appropriated for this purpose? I feel this has just become a thing no one questions
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This is Trump “facilitating” the return of Abrego Garcia thanks to the vague SCOTUS order.
UPDATE: The 9:30 deadline has passed with no information from the Justice Department about Abrego Garcia's location or status, as demanded by the judge. She has not granted an extension, unclear if she will.
April 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This is Trump “facilitating” the return of Abrego Garcia thanks to the vague SCOTUS order.
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Andrew Rossman, a lawyer for Abrego Garcia:
"The rule of law won today. Time to bring him home."
"The rule of law won today. Time to bring him home."
BREAKING:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court says Trump administration must facilitate return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court says Trump administration must facilitate return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador.
April 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Andrew Rossman, a lawyer for Abrego Garcia:
"The rule of law won today. Time to bring him home."
"The rule of law won today. Time to bring him home."
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BREAKING: Judge Paula Xinis issues an order following tonight's Supreme Court ruling, ordering the government to "take all available steps to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia to the United States as soon as possible." [1/2]
Background at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-s...
Background at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-s...
April 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
BREAKING: Judge Paula Xinis issues an order following tonight's Supreme Court ruling, ordering the government to "take all available steps to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia to the United States as soon as possible." [1/2]
Background at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-s...
Background at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-s...
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Trump officials admitted to an “administrative error” when they deported Abrego Garcia — a legal resident with no criminal record.
A judge ordered Garcia be returned, but Trump is fighting it in court.
Garcia now sits in a prison in El Salvador.
The cruelty is staggering.
A judge ordered Garcia be returned, but Trump is fighting it in court.
Garcia now sits in a prison in El Salvador.
The cruelty is staggering.
April 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Trump officials admitted to an “administrative error” when they deported Abrego Garcia — a legal resident with no criminal record.
A judge ordered Garcia be returned, but Trump is fighting it in court.
Garcia now sits in a prison in El Salvador.
The cruelty is staggering.
A judge ordered Garcia be returned, but Trump is fighting it in court.
Garcia now sits in a prison in El Salvador.
The cruelty is staggering.
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UPDATE: DOJ trying to cancel today's Abrego Garcia hearing and delay filing a response to the judge's order until next week.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
UPDATE: DOJ trying to cancel today's Abrego Garcia hearing and delay filing a response to the judge's order until next week.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Records are meant to be broken. Congrats @booker.senate.gov for stepping up and standing up for the American people.
Blazing your own path for the W
👏👏👏👏👏
Blazing your own path for the W
👏👏👏👏👏
April 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Records are meant to be broken. Congrats @booker.senate.gov for stepping up and standing up for the American people.
Blazing your own path for the W
👏👏👏👏👏
Blazing your own path for the W
👏👏👏👏👏
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Who's got plans for Saturday, April 5?
I sure as hell do.
I sure as hell do.
April 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Who's got plans for Saturday, April 5?
I sure as hell do.
I sure as hell do.
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They're trying to deport my colleague from the med school and holding her without counsel. She was coming back from a visit to her family. If there are ways to help I'll let you know. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
She saw family in Lebanon. Now this Brown Medicine doctor is being held at Logan for deportation.
Dr. Rasha Alawieh flew into Logan Airport Thursday after visiting family in Lebanon. She's being detained now at Logan without legal counsel.
www.providencejournal.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
They're trying to deport my colleague from the med school and holding her without counsel. She was coming back from a visit to her family. If there are ways to help I'll let you know. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
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trump has bruises on his hands, he drags his leg and is stumbling on the fucking stairs, clown boy is falling apart.
You know the media would be all over this if President Biden were falling with bruises and shit.
WHERE IS THE COVERAGE?
You know the media would be all over this if President Biden were falling with bruises and shit.
WHERE IS THE COVERAGE?
March 15, 2025 at 3:44 AM
trump has bruises on his hands, he drags his leg and is stumbling on the fucking stairs, clown boy is falling apart.
You know the media would be all over this if President Biden were falling with bruises and shit.
WHERE IS THE COVERAGE?
You know the media would be all over this if President Biden were falling with bruises and shit.
WHERE IS THE COVERAGE?
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Elizabeth Chandler, a Quaker from DE, used her penmanship to advocate for abolitionism. Her poem “The Slave Ship,” gained national attention, exposing the horrors suffered by the captured and enslaved during the Slave Trade. 159 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD
March 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Elizabeth Chandler, a Quaker from DE, used her penmanship to advocate for abolitionism. Her poem “The Slave Ship,” gained national attention, exposing the horrors suffered by the captured and enslaved during the Slave Trade. 159 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD
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NEW: Here are the 10 “democratic” senators that voted to sell out veterans, the American people, and their colleagues in the House.
Cortez Masto
Durbin
Fetterman
Gillibrand
Hassan
King
Peters
Schatz
Schumer
Shaheen
Cortez Masto
Durbin
Fetterman
Gillibrand
Hassan
King
Peters
Schatz
Schumer
Shaheen
March 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
NEW: Here are the 10 “democratic” senators that voted to sell out veterans, the American people, and their colleagues in the House.
Cortez Masto
Durbin
Fetterman
Gillibrand
Hassan
King
Peters
Schatz
Schumer
Shaheen
Cortez Masto
Durbin
Fetterman
Gillibrand
Hassan
King
Peters
Schatz
Schumer
Shaheen
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If you are a Southern California person upset about @schumer.senate.gov ‘s craven betrayal of our country, the theatre his book tour will be at on 3/23 is the Moss Theatre.
Their phone number is 310-828-5582
Their phone number is 310-828-5582
March 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
If you are a Southern California person upset about @schumer.senate.gov ‘s craven betrayal of our country, the theatre his book tour will be at on 3/23 is the Moss Theatre.
Their phone number is 310-828-5582
Their phone number is 310-828-5582
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
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With Democrats like these, who needs Republicans?
March 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
With Democrats like these, who needs Republicans?
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Thinking today of all the women in my life who are sisters, friends, mentors, neighbors, colleagues, leaders, inspirations all, and how grateful I am for them.
Proud to be a woman.
Happy International Women's Day!
Proud to be a woman.
Happy International Women's Day!
March 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Thinking today of all the women in my life who are sisters, friends, mentors, neighbors, colleagues, leaders, inspirations all, and how grateful I am for them.
Proud to be a woman.
Happy International Women's Day!
Proud to be a woman.
Happy International Women's Day!
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Who else wants to see trump forced to apologize publicly to President Zelensky? 🤚
March 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Who else wants to see trump forced to apologize publicly to President Zelensky? 🤚
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happy international women's day to trans women in particular
March 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
happy international women's day to trans women in particular
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Not watching SOTU but read what happened and donating to @algreen.house.gov.
March 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Not watching SOTU but read what happened and donating to @algreen.house.gov.