Debra Swank
@debinthegarden.bsky.social
Democrat, liberal, LBGTQ ally🏳️🌈, registered nurse, infant feeding specialist & IBCLC/lactation consultant, educator, mother and grandmother. Advocate for gun control, reproductive rights, and Medicare For All.
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Debra Swank
@debinthegarden.bsky.social
· Jan 18
Jimmy Carter: Russia won Trump the White House
YouTube video by Associated Press
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Historian Jon Meacham states in this 2020 interview that it’s been proven Russia interfered with our 2016 election. Jimmy Carter cites 16 intelligence agencies that found evidence of Russian interference in our 2016 election. youtu.be/Le5cQi7K7h4?...
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Elizabeth Warren on Colbert's show: "We don't think one corporation or one man named David Ellison should be able to buy up all the shows and buy up all the sports and buy up all the news and decide who watches what and I'm gonna stay in that fight."
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Elizabeth Warren on Colbert's show: "We don't think one corporation or one man named David Ellison should be able to buy up all the shows and buy up all the sports and buy up all the news and decide who watches what and I'm gonna stay in that fight."
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Semantics Crumb is so thirsty for Pedo the Hutt’s approval she’s offering her own daughter as tribute
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Semantics Crumb is so thirsty for Pedo the Hutt’s approval she’s offering her own daughter as tribute
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So you mistakenly dismembered a journalist?
MBS claims the murder of Khashoggi was "a huge mistake and we're our doing our best that this doesn't happen again."
November 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
So you mistakenly dismembered a journalist?
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Nothing is more empowering than shopping ERs for the lowest price as you're hooked to a cardiac defibrillator in the back of an ambulance.
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Nothing is more empowering than shopping ERs for the lowest price as you're hooked to a cardiac defibrillator in the back of an ambulance.
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Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
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Perhaps AI could be better, but I think that a wiki-type site to track agreed upon lies by politicians could help to make a better informed electorate.
bsky.app/profile/kevi...
bsky.app/profile/kevi...
It would be good to have a solid definition of what qualifies as a lie by a politician and to have wiki-type site that kept a running count for the electorate to review.
This for example qualifies as a lie, which I'm confident that Republicans are more guilty of than are Dems.
This for example qualifies as a lie, which I'm confident that Republicans are more guilty of than are Dems.
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Perhaps AI could be better, but I think that a wiki-type site to track agreed upon lies by politicians could help to make a better informed electorate.
bsky.app/profile/kevi...
bsky.app/profile/kevi...
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You know about Trump and Zelesnkyy’s call, but have you heard about the call between Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince?
Watch my statement below. Mr. President, release the transcript.
Watch my statement below. Mr. President, release the transcript.
November 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
You know about Trump and Zelesnkyy’s call, but have you heard about the call between Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince?
Watch my statement below. Mr. President, release the transcript.
Watch my statement below. Mr. President, release the transcript.
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You know about Trump and Zelesnkyy’s call, but have you heard about the call between Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince?
Watch my statement below. Mr. President, release the transcript.
Watch my statement below. Mr. President, release the transcript.
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Today we won a big victory in Texas but the fight for democracy is not over. We all need to steel ourselves for the battles ahead. We won't win them all, but we can never lose sight of what we need to do to prepare fee and fair elections.
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Today we won a big victory in Texas but the fight for democracy is not over. We all need to steel ourselves for the battles ahead. We won't win them all, but we can never lose sight of what we need to do to prepare fee and fair elections.
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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Lester Johnson is a husband, father, Richmond business owner — and one of millions who would struggle to keep his health insurance without enhanced premium tax credits under the ACA.
I shared Lester’s story as I anchored a @cbc.house.gov Special Order Hour on the cost of expiring ACA tax credits.
I shared Lester’s story as I anchored a @cbc.house.gov Special Order Hour on the cost of expiring ACA tax credits.
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Lester Johnson is a husband, father, Richmond business owner — and one of millions who would struggle to keep his health insurance without enhanced premium tax credits under the ACA.
I shared Lester’s story as I anchored a @cbc.house.gov Special Order Hour on the cost of expiring ACA tax credits.
I shared Lester’s story as I anchored a @cbc.house.gov Special Order Hour on the cost of expiring ACA tax credits.
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The sight of Mohammed bin Salman sitting in the Oval Office should make all Americans want to vomit. It sure does for me.
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The sight of Mohammed bin Salman sitting in the Oval Office should make all Americans want to vomit. It sure does for me.
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From Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project; also of @safinacenter.bsky.social (gift link). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1760cd5...
The age of keeping whales and dolphins in captivity must finally come to an end
Research shows it is not possible for captive cetaceans to thrive in concrete pools
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
From Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project; also of @safinacenter.bsky.social (gift link). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1760cd5...
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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Epstein documents released last week showed dozens of email exchanges between Summers and Epstein from 2016 to 2019.
Epstein Files Fallout: Larry Summers Steps Back From Public Roles, Says He’s ‘Deeply Ashamed’
Epstein documents released last week showed dozens of email exchanges between Summers and Epstein from 2016 to 2019.
www.forbes.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Epstein documents released last week showed dozens of email exchanges between Summers and Epstein from 2016 to 2019.
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Epstein survivor: "Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government still belongs to the American people or to those who prey on them."
November 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Epstein survivor: "Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government still belongs to the American people or to those who prey on them."
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Water is our lifeblood – and it’s devastating that three years after the Hermit’s Peak-Calf Canyon Fires, that communities in the area cannot drink their water. I’ll continue to stand up to
protect the health and well-being of our families and environment.
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
protect the health and well-being of our families and environment.
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
Risky level of heavy metals found in Mora County groundwater
Eleven metals were found at elevated levels this year, including one at levels above an EPA lifetime health advisory.
www.santafenewmexican.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Water is our lifeblood – and it’s devastating that three years after the Hermit’s Peak-Calf Canyon Fires, that communities in the area cannot drink their water. I’ll continue to stand up to
protect the health and well-being of our families and environment.
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
protect the health and well-being of our families and environment.
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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We had been hoping that the US military would not obey illegal orders. The boat strikes have now taught us that was wishful thinking. Here's a great post explaining where we are and how we got here www.latimes.com/opinion/stor... #CivMilSky
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We had been hoping that the US military would not obey illegal orders. The boat strikes have now taught us that was wishful thinking. Here's a great post explaining where we are and how we got here www.latimes.com/opinion/stor... #CivMilSky
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Swalwell: Kristi Noem and Tom Homan, you should familiarize yourselves with this room. Get to know that witness chair — you’re going to be parked in it for a long time. Accountability is coming.
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Swalwell: Kristi Noem and Tom Homan, you should familiarize yourselves with this room. Get to know that witness chair — you’re going to be parked in it for a long time. Accountability is coming.
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Mary Bruce of ABC News MUST receive the Edward R. Murrow award!
Reporter: Is it appropriate for your family to do business with Saudi Arabia while you’re president? The us intelligence concluded you orchestrated the murder of a journalist…
Trump: Who are you with?
Reporter: ABC News
Trump: Who are you with?
Reporter: ABC News
November 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Mary Bruce of ABC News MUST receive the Edward R. Murrow award!
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🚨 Kudos to Mary Bruce from ABC News for having the guts to ask the porcine POTUS about his family profiteering from his presidency & asking Saudi crown prince about orchestrating the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. 👏
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🚨 Kudos to Mary Bruce from ABC News for having the guts to ask the porcine POTUS about his family profiteering from his presidency & asking Saudi crown prince about orchestrating the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. 👏
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“Mary Bruce CLOBBERED #tRump and the Saudi Crown Prince #MBS "Is it appropriate.. for your family to be doing business in Saudi Arabia while you're president? ..your highness, the US intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist..
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November 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“Mary Bruce CLOBBERED #tRump and the Saudi Crown Prince #MBS "Is it appropriate.. for your family to be doing business in Saudi Arabia while you're president? ..your highness, the US intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist..
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