Elaine
@elainewithredhair.bsky.social
Independent voter for small govt w/a big heart. Fix the system. Integrity matters, kindness, too. Cancer survivor. ✝️🐱
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#RankedChoiceVoting #CountryOverParty Wichita, Kansas
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Elaine
@elainewithredhair.bsky.social
· Nov 16
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Since I was getting shamed for admitting I used to believe something different than I do now, I have deleted a whole series of replies. This is why I'm independent. Neither party allows room for growth and improvement.
October 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Since I was getting shamed for admitting I used to believe something different than I do now, I have deleted a whole series of replies. This is why I'm independent. Neither party allows room for growth and improvement.
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Pope Leo XIV: “Someone who says I'm against abortion but I'm in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life”
October 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Pope Leo XIV: “Someone who says I'm against abortion but I'm in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life”
This will go great with Trump's domestic terrorism EO & his definition of his political enemies as terrorists.
"Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is quietly building up its ability to spy on Americans' phones." In the no-bid contract, the language that might have explained the agency's substantive justification "is redacted, to an almost comical degree." [Matthew Petti, @reason.com]
ICE doesn’t want you to know why they bought a phone cracking system
The agency has been expanding its surveillance capabilities without a public explanation.
reason.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This will go great with Trump's domestic terrorism EO & his definition of his political enemies as terrorists.
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Dr. Oz is a large investor in and global advisor for iHerb, a company that sells supplements for folinic acid, which is the the non-prescription version of leucovorin, the medication which is being recommended for the treatment of autism by Dr. Oz.
September 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Dr. Oz is a large investor in and global advisor for iHerb, a company that sells supplements for folinic acid, which is the the non-prescription version of leucovorin, the medication which is being recommended for the treatment of autism by Dr. Oz.
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"So what's next," asks Tom Nichols. "Only one outcome is certain: Hypocrisy in the region & around the world will reach galactic levels as nations wring their hands & silently pray that the B-2s carrying the bunker-buster bombs did their job."
Gift link.
https://tinyurl.com/4eedf49z
Gift link.
https://tinyurl.com/4eedf49z
June 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"So what's next," asks Tom Nichols. "Only one outcome is certain: Hypocrisy in the region & around the world will reach galactic levels as nations wring their hands & silently pray that the B-2s carrying the bunker-buster bombs did their job."
Gift link.
https://tinyurl.com/4eedf49z
Gift link.
https://tinyurl.com/4eedf49z
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It is an extraordinary and unprecedented development in American history that the Nation’s Federal Judiciary would have to consider having its own security force because federal judges cannot trust the U.S. Marshal’s Service under this President and his Attorney General.
May 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It is an extraordinary and unprecedented development in American history that the Nation’s Federal Judiciary would have to consider having its own security force because federal judges cannot trust the U.S. Marshal’s Service under this President and his Attorney General.
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Proud of Harvard for pushing back, exercising some creativity, and, maybe, helping folks get some needed education.
Harvard is making many of their online government courses FREE.
I just signed up for "Citizen Politics in America".
They even asked me my Gender.
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
Harvard is making many of their online government courses FREE.
I just signed up for "Citizen Politics in America".
They even asked me my Gender.
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
Government | Harvard University
Browse the latest Government courses from Harvard University.
pll.harvard.edu
May 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Proud of Harvard for pushing back, exercising some creativity, and, maybe, helping folks get some needed education.
Harvard is making many of their online government courses FREE.
I just signed up for "Citizen Politics in America".
They even asked me my Gender.
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
Harvard is making many of their online government courses FREE.
I just signed up for "Citizen Politics in America".
They even asked me my Gender.
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
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This event is so shady, you’d swear it was midnight budget committee hearing.
One of Trump’s crypto investors entered his event wearing a mask
May 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This event is so shady, you’d swear it was midnight budget committee hearing.
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How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
April 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
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April 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Federal workers: We understand you may be taking a risk in contacting us, and we take your confidentiality extremely seriously.
To collect tips, we use encrypted forms and apps, so messages cannot be read by anybody other than you and ProPublica.
➡️ Reach out here: propublica.org/tips
To collect tips, we use encrypted forms and apps, so messages cannot be read by anybody other than you and ProPublica.
➡️ Reach out here: propublica.org/tips
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As protests begin to ramp up, I think we need a real discussion over what signs and messages are most effective. I'm sure there is social science research on this.
My guess is that petty name-calling is counter-productive.
My guess is that petty name-calling is counter-productive.
April 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
As protests begin to ramp up, I think we need a real discussion over what signs and messages are most effective. I'm sure there is social science research on this.
My guess is that petty name-calling is counter-productive.
My guess is that petty name-calling is counter-productive.
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Very informative chart from Washington Post
April 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Very informative chart from Washington Post
What are some reasons for hope right now? 🥺
April 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
What are some reasons for hope right now? 🥺
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The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.
April 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.
Hey everyone, make sure you say thank you!
April 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Hey everyone, make sure you say thank you!
Only thing Trump's for free trade on is human beings.
BREAKING NEWS: In a shocking statement, Karoline Leavitt confirms the Trump Administration is taking steps on a pathway to deport AMERICAN CITIZENS to El Salvador. This is absolutely insane.
April 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Only thing Trump's for free trade on is human beings.
The world is endlessly cruel right now. We don't have to be.
April 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The world is endlessly cruel right now. We don't have to be.
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The answer to Trump is not going far left and focusing on issues which only 20% of the country are concerned with. The answer is moving to middle to try and find consensus.
April 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The answer to Trump is not going far left and focusing on issues which only 20% of the country are concerned with. The answer is moving to middle to try and find consensus.
I was bullied brutally as a child. One thing I've learned over the years is not to stay where bullying is condoned.
April 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I was bullied brutally as a child. One thing I've learned over the years is not to stay where bullying is condoned.
“Anybody who’s been in the payment system and the processes, who knows the easiest way to find the fraudster is to stop payments and listen, because whoever screams is the one stealing,” he said. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Commerce secretary: No one but ‘fraudsters’ would complain about missed Social Security check
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick raised alarm over “fraudsters” receiving Social Security benefits, as Trump allies have ramped up rhetoric about potential waste in the program amid a major restru…
thehill.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
“Anybody who’s been in the payment system and the processes, who knows the easiest way to find the fraudster is to stop payments and listen, because whoever screams is the one stealing,” he said. thehill.com/homenews/adm...