How did we get here?
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writing words, parenting children, surviving
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The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.
Want to know why?
Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.
Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.
Want to know why?
Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.
Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.
October 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.
Want to know why?
Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.
Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.
Want to know why?
Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.
Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.
Literally definition of FAFO
May 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Literally definition of FAFO
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The SAVE Act is a poll tax.
Over 69 million women would have to get new IDs to vote under the SAVE Act—all of which, except military IDs, cost money.
As @mcclellan.house.gov explained, whether it’s $1,000 or 1￠, no one should have to pay to vote.
Over 69 million women would have to get new IDs to vote under the SAVE Act—all of which, except military IDs, cost money.
As @mcclellan.house.gov explained, whether it’s $1,000 or 1￠, no one should have to pay to vote.
April 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The SAVE Act is a poll tax.
Over 69 million women would have to get new IDs to vote under the SAVE Act—all of which, except military IDs, cost money.
As @mcclellan.house.gov explained, whether it’s $1,000 or 1￠, no one should have to pay to vote.
Over 69 million women would have to get new IDs to vote under the SAVE Act—all of which, except military IDs, cost money.
As @mcclellan.house.gov explained, whether it’s $1,000 or 1￠, no one should have to pay to vote.
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Elon Musk advertises his blatantly corrupt attempt to buy a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court:
March 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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There is functionally no individual voter fraud. None. Zero. Zip.
March 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
There is functionally no individual voter fraud. None. Zero. Zip.
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This is hyperbole and does little good.
Elections are still decentralized and attempts like this are clear violations of democratic procedures that average voters understand
Elections are still decentralized and attempts like this are clear violations of democratic procedures that average voters understand
Trump just signed an executive order banning vote by mail and ordering the defunding of any state that does not follow through with it as well as engage in massive voter roll purges.
There won't be free and fair elections ever again. If you're waiting for 2026, it's already too late.
There won't be free and fair elections ever again. If you're waiting for 2026, it's already too late.
March 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This is hyperbole and does little good.
Elections are still decentralized and attempts like this are clear violations of democratic procedures that average voters understand
Elections are still decentralized and attempts like this are clear violations of democratic procedures that average voters understand
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We always say "every year is an election year!" but what does that even mean?
This year, we're sharing 25 Elections to Watch in '25 -- races that are important and interesting. Keep your eyes peeled for deets to come 👀
This year, we're sharing 25 Elections to Watch in '25 -- races that are important and interesting. Keep your eyes peeled for deets to come 👀
March 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
We always say "every year is an election year!" but what does that even mean?
This year, we're sharing 25 Elections to Watch in '25 -- races that are important and interesting. Keep your eyes peeled for deets to come 👀
This year, we're sharing 25 Elections to Watch in '25 -- races that are important and interesting. Keep your eyes peeled for deets to come 👀
Y’all - They staged a fake town hall for Mike Lawlerin Peekskill since he refuses to host one. It was in a 300-person auditorium and they not only filled it but had 200 others outside who held a sister protest outside. Stunning!!!
Beth Davidson, who will run against Lawler, has real momentum!
Beth Davidson, who will run against Lawler, has real momentum!
March 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Y’all - They staged a fake town hall for Mike Lawlerin Peekskill since he refuses to host one. It was in a 300-person auditorium and they not only filled it but had 200 others outside who held a sister protest outside. Stunning!!!
Beth Davidson, who will run against Lawler, has real momentum!
Beth Davidson, who will run against Lawler, has real momentum!
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If you are Gen X and feeling as though the country has curdled in a way you find hard to understand, I wrote an unusually personal piece considering precisely that.
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Opinion | A quarter-century ago, we were idealists. What are we now?
Looking back on optimism and public service at a moment when each seems to be in short supply.
wapo.st
March 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
If you are Gen X and feeling as though the country has curdled in a way you find hard to understand, I wrote an unusually personal piece considering precisely that.
Gift link: wapo.st/41KHVL9
Gift link: wapo.st/41KHVL9
Anyone else find it interesting that Canadian politicians have a better playbook for handling Trump than our own Democrats?
March 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Anyone else find it interesting that Canadian politicians have a better playbook for handling Trump than our own Democrats?
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Another day, another bill! The John R Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a bill that aims to protect equal access to voting, was reintroduced today.
And yes, it's different from the SAVE Act 😵💫
And yes, it's different from the SAVE Act 😵💫
March 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Another day, another bill! The John R Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a bill that aims to protect equal access to voting, was reintroduced today.
And yes, it's different from the SAVE Act 😵💫
And yes, it's different from the SAVE Act 😵💫
13 years later. #NeverForget
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a fox news sign
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a fox news sign
media.tenor.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
13 years later. #NeverForget
There is so much mis-info on the SAVE Act floating around. HeadCount has the facts!
March 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
There is so much mis-info on the SAVE Act floating around. HeadCount has the facts!
Love to see people in Mt. Kisco and beyond coming out to tell Rep. Mike Lawler that he needs to do his JOB and protect Medicare and Medicaid.
March 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Love to see people in Mt. Kisco and beyond coming out to tell Rep. Mike Lawler that he needs to do his JOB and protect Medicare and Medicaid.
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Idiocracy was a documentary
February 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Idiocracy was a documentary
Sounds like the SAVE Act will not be brought up in the House next week. This bill will make it a lot harder for many people to register to vote (especially people who’ve legally changed their name). Here’s what you should know.
www.headcount.org/politics-and...
www.headcount.org/politics-and...
What is the SAVE Act, and How Could It Affect Voters?
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act is a bill introduced to Congress that would greatly change voter registration rules for federal elections. Supporters say it will prevent noncitizen...
www.headcount.org
February 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Sounds like the SAVE Act will not be brought up in the House next week. This bill will make it a lot harder for many people to register to vote (especially people who’ve legally changed their name). Here’s what you should know.
www.headcount.org/politics-and...
www.headcount.org/politics-and...
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That's about 10,000 American workers without jobs now. Also, children are going to die in Sudan, Gaza, and Ukraine as a result of USAID being gutted. So much for helping kids, right?
Trump Administration Live Updates: Nearly All Jobs Are Said to Be Cut at Aid Agency www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Nearly All Jobs Are Said to Be Cut at Aid Agency www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Nearly All USAID Jobs Are Said to Be Cut
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
That's about 10,000 American workers without jobs now. Also, children are going to die in Sudan, Gaza, and Ukraine as a result of USAID being gutted. So much for helping kids, right?
Trump Administration Live Updates: Nearly All Jobs Are Said to Be Cut at Aid Agency www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Nearly All Jobs Are Said to Be Cut at Aid Agency www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Actually shocked that Trump is letting Elon run ripshod over his presidency. Had no idea he was OK being totally upstaged like this.
February 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Actually shocked that Trump is letting Elon run ripshod over his presidency. Had no idea he was OK being totally upstaged like this.
This remark from @roxanegay.bsky.social made me realize - 1/20 is the new 1/6. Insurrection of our entire government.
One thing we've learned since 1/20 with painful clarity is that our institutions are far more fragile than we could have ever imagined.
February 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This remark from @roxanegay.bsky.social made me realize - 1/20 is the new 1/6. Insurrection of our entire government.
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Beyonce winning Best Country Album at the Grammys gonna piss off allll the right people.
February 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Beyonce winning Best Country Album at the Grammys gonna piss off allll the right people.
10/10 recommend this book for anyone reading to children. It’s a good one! 🦦🦦🦦
Today's ray of hope: By the early 1900s, Central CA's southern sea otters population had dwindled to about 50. Now it's around 3,000. Conservation measures work.
I was so inspired by @montereyaq.bsky.social's efforts to save sea otters that I started to write #Odder. 💙🦦
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I was so inspired by @montereyaq.bsky.social's efforts to save sea otters that I started to write #Odder. 💙🦦
@mackidsbooks.bsky.social
January 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
10/10 recommend this book for anyone reading to children. It’s a good one! 🦦🦦🦦
I had the pleasure of meeting Kim and Kelley Deal’s parents once, and by way of introduction, they said, “We’re the breeders of the Breeders!”
10/10 Midwestern parents humor.
10/10 Midwestern parents humor.
Kim Deal, the Breeders lead singer and former Pixies member, has long been one of the most enchanting and elusive figures in rock. Now she is releasing her first full album under her own name, titled “Nobody Loves You More.”
Kim Deal Is Ready to Go Solo. It Just Took 4 Decades.
The Breeders leader has long been one of the most enchanting and elusive figures in rock. At 63, she’s releasing her first full album under her name, filled with musical and emotional twists.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2024 at 9:13 PM
I had the pleasure of meeting Kim and Kelley Deal’s parents once, and by way of introduction, they said, “We’re the breeders of the Breeders!”
10/10 Midwestern parents humor.
10/10 Midwestern parents humor.