Elizabeth Grattan
@egrattan.bsky.social
mother, daughter, sister, friend, foe, also, i write and talk on the radio.
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Words often forgotten. Words we white men and women ought to remember. Every. Single. Day.
"Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
"Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
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holy shit
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
holy shit
The worst people.
This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The worst people.
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Mark Kelly: "I said something that was pretty simple and non-controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law. In response to that, Trump said I should be executed, I should be hanged ... it says a lot more about him than it says about me. I'm not going to be silenced."
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Mark Kelly: "I said something that was pretty simple and non-controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law. In response to that, Trump said I should be executed, I should be hanged ... it says a lot more about him than it says about me. I'm not going to be silenced."
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Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
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November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
Sure. Let’s give DJT the power to define speech that harms and what is and isn’t allowed. Surely that will protect our kids.
Idiots.
Idiots.
There's plenty of legal precedent that speech and expression that harms people is NOT protected speech, and the government already regulates all kinds of speech that would inflict serious harm that might otherwise be protected.
So any speech that verifiably kills children should be regulated, yes.
So any speech that verifiably kills children should be regulated, yes.
November 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Sure. Let’s give DJT the power to define speech that harms and what is and isn’t allowed. Surely that will protect our kids.
Idiots.
Idiots.
This is wrong. So is their claim of Clear & Present Danger.
That was gutted over half a century ago.
Brandenburg is the standard. Not Schenck.
That was gutted over half a century ago.
Brandenburg is the standard. Not Schenck.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is wrong. So is their claim of Clear & Present Danger.
That was gutted over half a century ago.
Brandenburg is the standard. Not Schenck.
That was gutted over half a century ago.
Brandenburg is the standard. Not Schenck.
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This is a very difficult read.
NEW: President Biden commuted the death sentences of most people on the federal death row before exiting office.
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
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President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
This story was produced by Bolts and published in partnership with The Nation. Inside the federal supermax tucked away in Colorado’s high desert, prisoners spend 22 to 24 hours a day... Read More
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November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This is a very difficult read.
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I don't often know if a court opinion is going to be completely withering based on its first sentence but "a former White House aide with no prior prosecutorial experience" does a thing
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I don't often know if a court opinion is going to be completely withering based on its first sentence but "a former White House aide with no prior prosecutorial experience" does a thing
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I assume the theory here, in their minds, is akin to that galaxy brain word salad J.D. Vance offered over the weekend about how "if the president's order is legal, telling people to defy illegal orders is wrong and you're somehow advocating illegality" or some shit. They're so fucking dumb.
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I assume the theory here, in their minds, is akin to that galaxy brain word salad J.D. Vance offered over the weekend about how "if the president's order is legal, telling people to defy illegal orders is wrong and you're somehow advocating illegality" or some shit. They're so fucking dumb.
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im sorry, so they want to court martial someone for repeating the code of conduct? be fucking for real right now.
November 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
im sorry, so they want to court martial someone for repeating the code of conduct? be fucking for real right now.
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"no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office."
Congress has gotten into the bad habit post-WWII of overlooking this re: Reserves/Guard. But what happens if a member is involuntarily recalled as an officer under 10 USC 688?
Congress has gotten into the bad habit post-WWII of overlooking this re: Reserves/Guard. But what happens if a member is involuntarily recalled as an officer under 10 USC 688?
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office."
Congress has gotten into the bad habit post-WWII of overlooking this re: Reserves/Guard. But what happens if a member is involuntarily recalled as an officer under 10 USC 688?
Congress has gotten into the bad habit post-WWII of overlooking this re: Reserves/Guard. But what happens if a member is involuntarily recalled as an officer under 10 USC 688?
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
These analogies are stupid AF.
But it’s AMAZING that so many people would GLADLY hand the GOP power over their voice.
Having the fucking government define hate speech is a dangerous and dumb idea.
But it’s AMAZING that so many people would GLADLY hand the GOP power over their voice.
Having the fucking government define hate speech is a dangerous and dumb idea.
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
These analogies are stupid AF.
But it’s AMAZING that so many people would GLADLY hand the GOP power over their voice.
Having the fucking government define hate speech is a dangerous and dumb idea.
But it’s AMAZING that so many people would GLADLY hand the GOP power over their voice.
Having the fucking government define hate speech is a dangerous and dumb idea.
That’s NOT the oath.
Fucking fascists.
Fucking fascists.
BLITZER: I want to be precise. Should members of the US military obey clearly illegal orders?
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
That’s NOT the oath.
Fucking fascists.
Fucking fascists.
Read Letter From A Birmingham Jail?
You think MLK would want the FUCKING GOVERNMENT in charge of … speech?
You think MLK would want the FUCKING GOVERNMENT in charge of … speech?
November 24, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Read Letter From A Birmingham Jail?
You think MLK would want the FUCKING GOVERNMENT in charge of … speech?
You think MLK would want the FUCKING GOVERNMENT in charge of … speech?
In SWFL less than a decade ago we could literally walk across the street and get a 6 ft Fir for $30.
In Ft. Myers, FLORIDA.
In NEO… North East Ohio. Today. They are $80+?
In Ft. Myers, FLORIDA.
In NEO… North East Ohio. Today. They are $80+?
November 24, 2025 at 4:43 AM
In SWFL less than a decade ago we could literally walk across the street and get a 6 ft Fir for $30.
In Ft. Myers, FLORIDA.
In NEO… North East Ohio. Today. They are $80+?
In Ft. Myers, FLORIDA.
In NEO… North East Ohio. Today. They are $80+?
Yeah.
This is the kinda knee jerk bullshit that proves the point I was making about these GD engagement rage accounts.
NO ONE who would read my skeets or who knows me assumes this fucking shit.
ESPECIALLY when discussing contagion and suicide.
Fuck the accounts who prey on these dudes:
This is the kinda knee jerk bullshit that proves the point I was making about these GD engagement rage accounts.
NO ONE who would read my skeets or who knows me assumes this fucking shit.
ESPECIALLY when discussing contagion and suicide.
Fuck the accounts who prey on these dudes:
Oh. It almost looked like you were blaming the "trans contagion".
November 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Yeah.
This is the kinda knee jerk bullshit that proves the point I was making about these GD engagement rage accounts.
NO ONE who would read my skeets or who knows me assumes this fucking shit.
ESPECIALLY when discussing contagion and suicide.
Fuck the accounts who prey on these dudes:
This is the kinda knee jerk bullshit that proves the point I was making about these GD engagement rage accounts.
NO ONE who would read my skeets or who knows me assumes this fucking shit.
ESPECIALLY when discussing contagion and suicide.
Fuck the accounts who prey on these dudes:
This is a fucking bullshit rage bait post.
The straw man is obvious AF.
Exploiting the death of children is grotesque. But this account will. If it means engagement. 🤷🏻♀️
Related: Irony.
The straw man is obvious AF.
Exploiting the death of children is grotesque. But this account will. If it means engagement. 🤷🏻♀️
Related: Irony.
These bastards went to court and filed an amicus brief supporting the creation of a constitutional right to bully trans students. This is the inevitable result. It's what they wanted, more dead trans kids.
November 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This is a fucking bullshit rage bait post.
The straw man is obvious AF.
Exploiting the death of children is grotesque. But this account will. If it means engagement. 🤷🏻♀️
Related: Irony.
The straw man is obvious AF.
Exploiting the death of children is grotesque. But this account will. If it means engagement. 🤷🏻♀️
Related: Irony.
Why the fuck is a 5 ft live Frazier Fir more than $80 this year?
How the fuck am I going to do that?
I’m still sweating about bills, rent and … gifts!
Whatever happened to the local community group selling a 4-5 ft for like $30-$40?
😩😢🤬
How the fuck am I going to do that?
I’m still sweating about bills, rent and … gifts!
Whatever happened to the local community group selling a 4-5 ft for like $30-$40?
😩😢🤬
a man wearing a santa hat with the words we 're gonna have the hap-hap-happiest christmas
ALT: a man wearing a santa hat with the words we 're gonna have the hap-hap-happiest christmas
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November 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Why the fuck is a 5 ft live Frazier Fir more than $80 this year?
How the fuck am I going to do that?
I’m still sweating about bills, rent and … gifts!
Whatever happened to the local community group selling a 4-5 ft for like $30-$40?
😩😢🤬
How the fuck am I going to do that?
I’m still sweating about bills, rent and … gifts!
Whatever happened to the local community group selling a 4-5 ft for like $30-$40?
😩😢🤬
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
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It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
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He’s just effortless with this. It requires more energy for people to blink than it does for Mamdani to stay on focus & deliver his messaging.
WELKER: “Do you think Trump’s a fascist?
MAYOR MAMDANI: “I’ve said it in the past. I say it today.”
WELKER: “How do you square working with someone who you still think is a threat to the democracy?”
MAYOR MAMDANI: “Working for the people of NYC demands you work with everyone.”
MAYOR MAMDANI: “I’ve said it in the past. I say it today.”
WELKER: “How do you square working with someone who you still think is a threat to the democracy?”
MAYOR MAMDANI: “Working for the people of NYC demands you work with everyone.”
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
He’s just effortless with this. It requires more energy for people to blink than it does for Mamdani to stay on focus & deliver his messaging.
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An argument that didn’t work for Calley at My Lai, that didn’t work for the Nazis at Nuremberg
President insists his word is the one and only law in this land.
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
An argument that didn’t work for Calley at My Lai, that didn’t work for the Nazis at Nuremberg
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.