biglakekayaker
@chrisengfer.bsky.social
Retired Public School music teacher, believer in democracy, believer in climate change, lover of nature and has tremendous faith in and respect for the Democratic Party.
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July 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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ICE officers detained the wife of a Marine Corps veteran in Louisiana during a routine immigration appointment in New Orleans.
Immigration law experts say directives for strict immigrant enforcement have cast away practices of deference previously afforded to military families.
Immigration law experts say directives for strict immigrant enforcement have cast away practices of deference previously afforded to military families.
ICE detains Marine Corps veteran’s wife who was still breastfeeding their baby
www.stripes.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
ICE officers detained the wife of a Marine Corps veteran in Louisiana during a routine immigration appointment in New Orleans.
Immigration law experts say directives for strict immigrant enforcement have cast away practices of deference previously afforded to military families.
Immigration law experts say directives for strict immigrant enforcement have cast away practices of deference previously afforded to military families.
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June 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Joni Ernst claims we have never talked abt American citizens killed on October 7 which ... is not how I remember this.
I wonder if she cares that Russia just killed an American citizen.
I wonder if she cares that Russia just killed an American citizen.
June 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Joni Ernst claims we have never talked abt American citizens killed on October 7 which ... is not how I remember this.
I wonder if she cares that Russia just killed an American citizen.
I wonder if she cares that Russia just killed an American citizen.
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Trump has repeatedly taken credit for the India-Pakistan ceasefire (including again just today) — now here’s Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri saying he had nothing to do with it.
(Indian news broadcasters have said the same, calling Trump’s lies “a broken record”)
(Indian news broadcasters have said the same, calling Trump’s lies “a broken record”)
June 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Trump has repeatedly taken credit for the India-Pakistan ceasefire (including again just today) — now here’s Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri saying he had nothing to do with it.
(Indian news broadcasters have said the same, calling Trump’s lies “a broken record”)
(Indian news broadcasters have said the same, calling Trump’s lies “a broken record”)
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Inflation is up, prices are rising, interest rates are up, GDP is down, we are going to war with Iran, but the good news is Trump had two new flagpoles put up at the White House today.
June 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Inflation is up, prices are rising, interest rates are up, GDP is down, we are going to war with Iran, but the good news is Trump had two new flagpoles put up at the White House today.
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I don't know about you...but I'm disturbed by the amount of hell NOT being raised by leadership about masked individuals jumping out of unmarked vans, refusing to identify themselves...and just shoving people into a Goddamn vehicle and whisking them away.
June 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I don't know about you...but I'm disturbed by the amount of hell NOT being raised by leadership about masked individuals jumping out of unmarked vans, refusing to identify themselves...and just shoving people into a Goddamn vehicle and whisking them away.
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Damn, y'all. Russia just dunked on Scump's parade.
I'm an Army veteran; but this makes us look weak as fuck.
I mean, look at our troops.
Their body language is very telling.
They didn't want to be there.
*sound up*
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
I'm an Army veteran; but this makes us look weak as fuck.
I mean, look at our troops.
Their body language is very telling.
They didn't want to be there.
*sound up*
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
June 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Damn, y'all. Russia just dunked on Scump's parade.
I'm an Army veteran; but this makes us look weak as fuck.
I mean, look at our troops.
Their body language is very telling.
They didn't want to be there.
*sound up*
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
I'm an Army veteran; but this makes us look weak as fuck.
I mean, look at our troops.
Their body language is very telling.
They didn't want to be there.
*sound up*
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
So was it the real or fake Melania standing beside Trump after his speech at Military Parade?
June 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
So was it the real or fake Melania standing beside Trump after his speech at Military Parade?
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: The overwhelming majority of protesters in Los Angeles have been peaceful. But you would not know that from watching Fox News.
June 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: The overwhelming majority of protesters in Los Angeles have been peaceful. But you would not know that from watching Fox News.
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1. Trump has publicly and privately fantasized about deploying the military on US soil against protesters for years.
In LA, with little justification, he has made those dreams a reality, violating longstanding democratic norms.
He has manufactured a crisis.
Let's review the history.
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In LA, with little justification, he has made those dreams a reality, violating longstanding democratic norms.
He has manufactured a crisis.
Let's review the history.
🧵
Trump manufactures a crisis in LA
For years, President Trump has dreamed of mobilizing the military against protesters in the United States.
popular.info
June 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
1. Trump has publicly and privately fantasized about deploying the military on US soil against protesters for years.
In LA, with little justification, he has made those dreams a reality, violating longstanding democratic norms.
He has manufactured a crisis.
Let's review the history.
🧵
In LA, with little justification, he has made those dreams a reality, violating longstanding democratic norms.
He has manufactured a crisis.
Let's review the history.
🧵
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Trump is deploying the military on U.S. soil to crush the first amendment rights of citizens protesting his administration’s illegal abduction and trafficking, and detention of immigrants.
This is the authoritarianism we warned about.
This is the authoritarianism we warned about.
June 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Trump is deploying the military on U.S. soil to crush the first amendment rights of citizens protesting his administration’s illegal abduction and trafficking, and detention of immigrants.
This is the authoritarianism we warned about.
This is the authoritarianism we warned about.
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My father was one of the service men who crossed from Plymouth England to France on D day. WW2 changed history. Disgusting that the brave Men & women died for our freedom and it is now threatened by our own government.
June 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM
My father was one of the service men who crossed from Plymouth England to France on D day. WW2 changed history. Disgusting that the brave Men & women died for our freedom and it is now threatened by our own government.
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So let me get this straight: the "party of the working class" is kicking millions of people off health care to fund tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the rich?
May 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
So let me get this straight: the "party of the working class" is kicking millions of people off health care to fund tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the rich?
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Harris/Buttigieg ? ? ? ?
May 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Harris/Buttigieg ? ? ? ?
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Kentucky food banks push back against plan in U.S. House to shift to states responsibility for nutrition assistance.
1 in 5 Kentucky kids faces hunger. Congress is considering a plan that would make it worse.
Commentary by Melissa McDonald kentuckylantern.com/2025/05/22/1...
1 in 5 Kentucky kids faces hunger. Congress is considering a plan that would make it worse.
Commentary by Melissa McDonald kentuckylantern.com/2025/05/22/1...
1 in 5 Kentucky kids faces hunger. Congress is considering a plan that would make it worse. • Kentucky Lantern
Federally funding nutrition assistance is the only way to ensure it’s there when needed. A plan to shift costs to states would leave more people hungry.
kentuckylantern.com
May 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Kentucky food banks push back against plan in U.S. House to shift to states responsibility for nutrition assistance.
1 in 5 Kentucky kids faces hunger. Congress is considering a plan that would make it worse.
Commentary by Melissa McDonald kentuckylantern.com/2025/05/22/1...
1 in 5 Kentucky kids faces hunger. Congress is considering a plan that would make it worse.
Commentary by Melissa McDonald kentuckylantern.com/2025/05/22/1...
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Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to push through a bill that would put millions of Americans at risk of losing their health care.
They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.
They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.
May 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to push through a bill that would put millions of Americans at risk of losing their health care.
They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.
They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.
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“The meeting quickly became a stark demonstration of Mr. Trump’s belief that the world has aligned against white people, and that Black people and minorities have received preferential treatment. In the case of South Africa, that belief has ballooned into claims of genocide.”
Trump Lectures South African President in Televised Oval Office Confrontation
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
“The meeting quickly became a stark demonstration of Mr. Trump’s belief that the world has aligned against white people, and that Black people and minorities have received preferential treatment. In the case of South Africa, that belief has ballooned into claims of genocide.”
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Ultimately, this bill will not be defeated. But it sure would be good if we make as many Republicans as possible feel really guilty and under attack for it.
Jeffries: The notion that they are going to try to benefit those who use tanning beds, but rip away hospital beds from people all across this country—including in rural America—says it all, which is why this bill needs to be defeated.
May 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Ultimately, this bill will not be defeated. But it sure would be good if we make as many Republicans as possible feel really guilty and under attack for it.
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I’m not a farmer, a teacher, an immigrant, not LGBTQ, not on government assistance. But I still had the good sense to vote in my own interest and w/the most vulnerable in mind. Get it?
This dude calls it: Let folks who voted for Trump give up their benefits & bailouts— leave the rest of us alone!
This dude calls it: Let folks who voted for Trump give up their benefits & bailouts— leave the rest of us alone!
May 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I’m not a farmer, a teacher, an immigrant, not LGBTQ, not on government assistance. But I still had the good sense to vote in my own interest and w/the most vulnerable in mind. Get it?
This dude calls it: Let folks who voted for Trump give up their benefits & bailouts— leave the rest of us alone!
This dude calls it: Let folks who voted for Trump give up their benefits & bailouts— leave the rest of us alone!
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BREAKING NEWS: Trump has taken possession of his bribe, in contravention of federal criminal statute and the Constitution. He’s hiding behind the USAF and DOJ to intimidate Congress—which must initiate impeachment proceedings.
Bribery is one of two enumerated impeachable offenses.
Much more here:
Bribery is one of two enumerated impeachable offenses.
Much more here:
BREAKING NEWS: Trump-Qatar Scandal Reaches Its Apex As Trump Commits Impeachable Federal Felony in Public
Don’t let anyone gaslight you into memory-holing what’s happened. This report’s author is a NYT-bestselling Trump biographer, retired criminal defense lawyer, and former federal criminal investigator.
sethabramson.substack.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Trump has taken possession of his bribe, in contravention of federal criminal statute and the Constitution. He’s hiding behind the USAF and DOJ to intimidate Congress—which must initiate impeachment proceedings.
Bribery is one of two enumerated impeachable offenses.
Much more here:
Bribery is one of two enumerated impeachable offenses.
Much more here:
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When will voters ever learn that the GOP is not the fiscally responsible party?
May 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
When will voters ever learn that the GOP is not the fiscally responsible party?
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I wouldn't be out there if I didn't believe that America can come through this moment, if each of us is prepared to play our role in demanding and delivering a better future.
May 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I wouldn't be out there if I didn't believe that America can come through this moment, if each of us is prepared to play our role in demanding and delivering a better future.
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Bobby Jr., the man who falsely claims childhood vaccines have never been tested against a placebo, while simultaneously bragging about swimming in fecal matter. Bobby Jr. wasn't RFK and Ethel's best work.
May 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Bobby Jr., the man who falsely claims childhood vaccines have never been tested against a placebo, while simultaneously bragging about swimming in fecal matter. Bobby Jr. wasn't RFK and Ethel's best work.