Nikki C
@dillonmom.bsky.social
Reading addict, dog lover, Portland flora lover, problem solver fighting tsunami of ugliness
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Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
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July 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Ukrainians hail Melania Trump after president’s change of tack over Russia
Ukrainians hail Melania Trump after president’s change of tack over Russia
US first lady celebrated as ‘Agent Melania’ after Donald Trump suggested she played a part in altering his view
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Ukrainians are celebrating Melania Trump on social media in a series of memes, after Donald Trump suggested the first lady played a part in his apparent change of heart over Russia.
Speaking at a meeting in the White House on Monday with the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, Trump said his wife had played a key role in pointing out Vladimir Putin’s duplicity. Continue reading...
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July 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Ukrainians hail Melania Trump after president’s change of tack over Russia
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Since 2009, I’ve shopped Etsy for gifts, keepsakes for my kids, and other special items.
I will *never* make a purchase from Etsy again since learning they’ve allowed Alligator Alcatraz merch on their site.
Etsy should be ashamed of themselves for profiting off human trafficking. Despicable.
I will *never* make a purchase from Etsy again since learning they’ve allowed Alligator Alcatraz merch on their site.
Etsy should be ashamed of themselves for profiting off human trafficking. Despicable.
July 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Since 2009, I’ve shopped Etsy for gifts, keepsakes for my kids, and other special items.
I will *never* make a purchase from Etsy again since learning they’ve allowed Alligator Alcatraz merch on their site.
Etsy should be ashamed of themselves for profiting off human trafficking. Despicable.
I will *never* make a purchase from Etsy again since learning they’ve allowed Alligator Alcatraz merch on their site.
Etsy should be ashamed of themselves for profiting off human trafficking. Despicable.
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Perhaps the most remarkable thing from the last few weeks is that is the official position of the White House and President that this bill does NOT cut Medicaid. And we all pretend somehow this is normal and that Trump remains fit to serve.
🚨 BREAKING: New CBO score reveals GOP Senate bill slashes $930 BILLION from Medicaid — the largest cut in history.
That means 10M+ could lose coverage.
💸 Earlier GOP plan: $700B
📉 New plan: $930B
This is a full-scale attack on America’s most vulnerable. #KillTheBill
That means 10M+ could lose coverage.
💸 Earlier GOP plan: $700B
📉 New plan: $930B
This is a full-scale attack on America’s most vulnerable. #KillTheBill
June 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Perhaps the most remarkable thing from the last few weeks is that is the official position of the White House and President that this bill does NOT cut Medicaid. And we all pretend somehow this is normal and that Trump remains fit to serve.
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MASSIVE TRANSFER OF WEALTH TO BILLIONAIRES. MASSIVE INCREASE TO NATIONAL DEBT. TAKING FOOD AWAY FROM THE POOR. TAKING MEDICINE AWAY FROM GOOD HARDWORKING AMERICANS. PEOPLE WILL DIE WITHOUT!!! BIG BAD BILL IS BAD BAD BAD!!! DO NOT PASS IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
June 29, 2025 at 4:05 AM
MASSIVE TRANSFER OF WEALTH TO BILLIONAIRES. MASSIVE INCREASE TO NATIONAL DEBT. TAKING FOOD AWAY FROM THE POOR. TAKING MEDICINE AWAY FROM GOOD HARDWORKING AMERICANS. PEOPLE WILL DIE WITHOUT!!! BIG BAD BILL IS BAD BAD BAD!!! DO NOT PASS IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
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Dozens of Marines are now patrolling the border near Campo, California. Not just in support roles, but shoulder to shoulder with Border Patrol.
A direct challenge to the Posse Comitatus Act, which bans the military from civilian law enforcement.
A direct challenge to the Posse Comitatus Act, which bans the military from civilian law enforcement.
June 29, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Dozens of Marines are now patrolling the border near Campo, California. Not just in support roles, but shoulder to shoulder with Border Patrol.
A direct challenge to the Posse Comitatus Act, which bans the military from civilian law enforcement.
A direct challenge to the Posse Comitatus Act, which bans the military from civilian law enforcement.
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How do we resist and rise? We have to believe the impossible is possible | V (Formerly Eve Ensler)
How do we resist and rise? We have to believe the impossible is possible | V (Formerly Eve Ensler)
Every action matters now. Every effort small or large counts. And moving, movement is the essential key to dispelling despair
www.theguardian.com
June 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
How do we resist and rise? We have to believe the impossible is possible | V (Formerly Eve Ensler)
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Ending Medicaid in order to build concentration camps. I feel, as always, there should be some kind of nonstop barrage of ads across America, every Democrat on every platform saying something like “Republicans want to end Medicaid in words to build concentration camps.”
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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June 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Ending Medicaid in order to build concentration camps. I feel, as always, there should be some kind of nonstop barrage of ads across America, every Democrat on every platform saying something like “Republicans want to end Medicaid in words to build concentration camps.”
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Alright everyone. Republicans are going to force a vote on their gender affirming care provision even though it violates Senate rules. They’ll need 60 votes to keep it in. Now is the time to make your voice heard and ask your Senators to stand on the side of health care freedom.
Transgender medicaid ban and definition of sex are back in the federal bill - Dems can raise a point of order and force a vote, and as long as we don't lose 7 dems on this, Dems can keep it out.
Definitely worth some phone calls folks.
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Definitely worth some phone calls folks.
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This means that Democrats will have to raise a point of order on this part of the bill. This would force a vote on the amendment that would require 60 votes. Republicans have 53 Senate seats, so it means they would need to pick off 7 Democrats for this.
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June 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Alright everyone. Republicans are going to force a vote on their gender affirming care provision even though it violates Senate rules. They’ll need 60 votes to keep it in. Now is the time to make your voice heard and ask your Senators to stand on the side of health care freedom.
Yup the old "at war with the nuclear program" shtick...
Vance: " We're not at war with Iran. We're at war with Iran's nuclear program."
June 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Yup the old "at war with the nuclear program" shtick...
sad day when one is cheering Tucker Carlson on...
the lesson of this isn't that tucker carlson is actually good but that you should ask these people basic factual questions instead of bullshit about politics
WATCH: “You’re a U.S. senator and you don’t know anything about the country you want to topple.”
Tucker Carlson embarrasses @sentedcruz as he pushes for war with Iran
Tucker Carlson embarrasses @sentedcruz as he pushes for war with Iran
June 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
sad day when one is cheering Tucker Carlson on...
Timely lessons for keeping people safe in the streets wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/time...
Timely lessons for keeping people safe in the streets
As Trump looks to increase repression, a new training guide explains how peacekeepers reduce fear and build solidarity.
wagingnonviolence.org
June 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Timely lessons for keeping people safe in the streets wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/time...
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Trump’s ambush of South Africa’s president shows how low the US has fallen | Justice Malala
Trump’s ambush of South Africa’s president shows how low the US has fallen | Justice Malala
Instead of embarrassing Cyril Ramaphosa, the US president’s ‘gotcha’ moment illuminates the fact-free reality show that is Trump’s America
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May 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Trump’s ambush of South Africa’s president shows how low the US has fallen | Justice Malala
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"Throughout the history of this country, there has never been a sustainable commitment to eradicating systemic racism." New from Carron J. Phillips.
It took America only five years to forget about George Floyd
Witnessing the death of an innocent Black man caused this country to reflect. However, the subsequent "racial awakening"
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May 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"Throughout the history of this country, there has never been a sustainable commitment to eradicating systemic racism." New from Carron J. Phillips.
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I don’t see “officers”. I see masked racist vigilantes. Without proper identification or signed warrants, how can any of us see anything different?
Here's a picture that a @kuow.org photographer took in Seattle yesterday, showing the ICE officers masked up in the hallways as they waited to arrest people coming out of their hearings.
May 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I don’t see “officers”. I see masked racist vigilantes. Without proper identification or signed warrants, how can any of us see anything different?
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Kasper Eriksen, a Danish citizen and father of four American children, was on the verge of completing the process of becoming a U.S. citizen when ICE detained him over a single piece of paperwork he’d failed to file a decade ago.
A Permanent Stain on Our History
The Trump administration’s embrace of nativism is as shameful as it is self-destructive.
www.thebulwark.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Kasper Eriksen, a Danish citizen and father of four American children, was on the verge of completing the process of becoming a U.S. citizen when ICE detained him over a single piece of paperwork he’d failed to file a decade ago.
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May 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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The "financial murder" has begun. 🤬🤬😢😢😢
My psychic prediction: Citizens will soon be caught up in this, and probably deliberately targeted. The regime will say "oopsie" and refuse to fix its 'errors'.
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The "financial murder" has begun. 🤬🤬😢😢😢
My psychic prediction: Citizens will soon be caught up in this, and probably deliberately targeted. The regime will say "oopsie" and refuse to fix its 'errors'.
wapo.st/3Rfs2aT
Social Security classifies thousands of immigrants as dead, as part of Trump crackdown
The tactic is aimed at putting pressure on undocumented immigrants to leave the country.
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April 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Gift link.
The "financial murder" has begun. 🤬🤬😢😢😢
My psychic prediction: Citizens will soon be caught up in this, and probably deliberately targeted. The regime will say "oopsie" and refuse to fix its 'errors'.
wapo.st/3Rfs2aT
The "financial murder" has begun. 🤬🤬😢😢😢
My psychic prediction: Citizens will soon be caught up in this, and probably deliberately targeted. The regime will say "oopsie" and refuse to fix its 'errors'.
wapo.st/3Rfs2aT
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BREAKING: The House passed a GOP bill to require proof of U.S. citizenship for voting, a Trump priority. Its fate is uncertain in Senate.
House passes GOP bill requiring proof of US citizenship for voting, a Trump priority
The House has passed GOP legislation that would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections, one of President Donald Trump's top election-related priorities.
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April 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
BREAKING: The House passed a GOP bill to require proof of U.S. citizenship for voting, a Trump priority. Its fate is uncertain in Senate.
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Only a mentally ill person would think they can be a draft dodger, consistently insult veterans, active duty military, and dead heroes, and think they deserve to have a military parade in their own honor…
Just sick!
Just sick!
April 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Only a mentally ill person would think they can be a draft dodger, consistently insult veterans, active duty military, and dead heroes, and think they deserve to have a military parade in their own honor…
Just sick!
Just sick!
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People were informed about Trumps tariff announcement prior to his social media post or official announcement.
This is a clear case of insider fraud and market manipulation.
This is a clear case of insider fraud and market manipulation.
April 10, 2025 at 6:27 AM
People were informed about Trumps tariff announcement prior to his social media post or official announcement.
This is a clear case of insider fraud and market manipulation.
This is a clear case of insider fraud and market manipulation.
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"The bottom line is that, as Zelensky has repeatedly charged, Putin has no interest in ending the war. If anything, he seems to be escalating it." Does Trump finally get it?
@cathyyoung63.bsky.social on Trump's defunct "peace" effort: www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
@cathyyoung63.bsky.social on Trump's defunct "peace" effort: www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
Trump’s ‘Peace’ Effort Is Dead. Putin Killed It.
Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities are up more than 50 percent since the Trump talks started.
www.thebulwark.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"The bottom line is that, as Zelensky has repeatedly charged, Putin has no interest in ending the war. If anything, he seems to be escalating it." Does Trump finally get it?
@cathyyoung63.bsky.social on Trump's defunct "peace" effort: www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
@cathyyoung63.bsky.social on Trump's defunct "peace" effort: www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
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The lying coming every day from Trump's team about sky is blue kind of data and facts is f--king jawdropping.
The story of the moment is that Trump inherited one of the strongest economies in American history and has trashed it in record speed. Period.
The story of the moment is that Trump inherited one of the strongest economies in American history and has trashed it in record speed. Period.
I've never been a Treasury secretary, so what would I know, but I reckon transparently lying about easily checked facts won't calm fears in the market, or the broader population.
April 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The lying coming every day from Trump's team about sky is blue kind of data and facts is f--king jawdropping.
The story of the moment is that Trump inherited one of the strongest economies in American history and has trashed it in record speed. Period.
The story of the moment is that Trump inherited one of the strongest economies in American history and has trashed it in record speed. Period.