Ellen Oakes
@ellenfgo.bsky.social
Retired teacher, Mom, Grammy, lover of books, environment, and diversity of all types.
#MikeJohnson is (for those who remember Hogan’s Heroes) the Sergeant Schultz of speakers: I know nothing; I see nothing. Smh.
November 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
#MikeJohnson is (for those who remember Hogan’s Heroes) the Sergeant Schultz of speakers: I know nothing; I see nothing. Smh.
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Oh you're trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing?
Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
October 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Oh you're trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing?
Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
This administration treats the Constitution like a Venezuelan fishing boat.
October 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This administration treats the Constitution like a Venezuelan fishing boat.
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Quite a Kinsley gaffe from the Speaker of the House
October 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Quite a Kinsley gaffe from the Speaker of the House
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79. American citizen.
September 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
79. American citizen.
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All headlines just from today 🇺🇸
September 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
All headlines just from today 🇺🇸
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No commentary. I’m just asking you to please share this with friends and family:
Before following guidance from RFK Jr’s CDC on children’s vaccines or health, do this…
📌 Google: RFK Jr. and Children’s Health Defense — conspiracies
📌 Google: RFK Jr. and Children’s Health Defense — measles
Before following guidance from RFK Jr’s CDC on children’s vaccines or health, do this…
📌 Google: RFK Jr. and Children’s Health Defense — conspiracies
📌 Google: RFK Jr. and Children’s Health Defense — measles
September 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
No commentary. I’m just asking you to please share this with friends and family:
Before following guidance from RFK Jr’s CDC on children’s vaccines or health, do this…
📌 Google: RFK Jr. and Children’s Health Defense — conspiracies
📌 Google: RFK Jr. and Children’s Health Defense — measles
Before following guidance from RFK Jr’s CDC on children’s vaccines or health, do this…
📌 Google: RFK Jr. and Children’s Health Defense — conspiracies
📌 Google: RFK Jr. and Children’s Health Defense — measles
So Donnie Dorko feels that an uptick in political violence warrants curtailing the first amendment, because the second amendment is apparently sacrosanct. Pens and voices have not changed fundamentally since the Constitution was written - weapons? Quite a lot.
September 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
So Donnie Dorko feels that an uptick in political violence warrants curtailing the first amendment, because the second amendment is apparently sacrosanct. Pens and voices have not changed fundamentally since the Constitution was written - weapons? Quite a lot.
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The Trump Admin has given polluters the green light to destroy our planet with no transparency.
And it will disproportionately be Black, brown, & Indigenous communities that will pay the price.
All in the name of denying the very real threat of climate change.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...
And it will disproportionately be Black, brown, & Indigenous communities that will pay the price.
All in the name of denying the very real threat of climate change.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...
E.P.A. to Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Trump Admin has given polluters the green light to destroy our planet with no transparency.
And it will disproportionately be Black, brown, & Indigenous communities that will pay the price.
All in the name of denying the very real threat of climate change.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...
And it will disproportionately be Black, brown, & Indigenous communities that will pay the price.
All in the name of denying the very real threat of climate change.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...
Between the ICE thugs apprehending folks without due process, the National Guard in cities completely disregarding posse comitatus, and the sinking of a Venezuelan vessel in open defiance of international law, paying taxes feels like being an accessory to a criminal enterprise.
September 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Between the ICE thugs apprehending folks without due process, the National Guard in cities completely disregarding posse comitatus, and the sinking of a Venezuelan vessel in open defiance of international law, paying taxes feels like being an accessory to a criminal enterprise.
Crazy that the convicted felon-serial liar-s*x abuser-in-chief tries to fire a Federal Reserve executive claiming “the American people must be able to have full confidence in the honesty of the members entrusted with setting policy” - like his appointees have been a gold standard for integrity.
August 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Crazy that the convicted felon-serial liar-s*x abuser-in-chief tries to fire a Federal Reserve executive claiming “the American people must be able to have full confidence in the honesty of the members entrusted with setting policy” - like his appointees have been a gold standard for integrity.
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"There is no amount of money, oil, or gold that is worth more than having bees, trees, and clean water"
August 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
"There is no amount of money, oil, or gold that is worth more than having bees, trees, and clean water"
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Tell Fitzpatrick, as a former agent, he should speak out about the plan to lower recruitment and training standards at the FBI.
The changes will reduce mission effectiveness, de-prioritize national security and damage the agency's reputation.
PA - (215) 579-8102
DC - (202) 225-4276
The changes will reduce mission effectiveness, de-prioritize national security and damage the agency's reputation.
PA - (215) 579-8102
DC - (202) 225-4276
FBI plans to lower recruiting standards, alarming agents
The plan appears to be part of a broader effort to shift the agency’s focus from tracking national security threats to fighting street crime.
www.seattletimes.com
August 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Tell Fitzpatrick, as a former agent, he should speak out about the plan to lower recruitment and training standards at the FBI.
The changes will reduce mission effectiveness, de-prioritize national security and damage the agency's reputation.
PA - (215) 579-8102
DC - (202) 225-4276
The changes will reduce mission effectiveness, de-prioritize national security and damage the agency's reputation.
PA - (215) 579-8102
DC - (202) 225-4276
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Here's what happened this week in North Carolina politics.
Maybe our kids need to hire some lobbyists? 💼
Maybe our kids need to hire some lobbyists? 💼
August 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Here's what happened this week in North Carolina politics.
Maybe our kids need to hire some lobbyists? 💼
Maybe our kids need to hire some lobbyists? 💼
So, King Donald the Worst gave corporations a big tax break, but now Mr Bankruptcy wants a stake in their business. What could possibly go wrong? #MAGA
August 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
So, King Donald the Worst gave corporations a big tax break, but now Mr Bankruptcy wants a stake in their business. What could possibly go wrong? #MAGA
Challenge: post your last photo from DC to show what a hellscape it is.
August 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Challenge: post your last photo from DC to show what a hellscape it is.
Does it ever cross the MAGA mind that if Trump really had the support he claims he would not have to grovel to governors to get them to create puzzle-piece congressional districts? #GOPGerrymandering
August 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Does it ever cross the MAGA mind that if Trump really had the support he claims he would not have to grovel to governors to get them to create puzzle-piece congressional districts? #GOPGerrymandering
We are living in Lord if the Flies. The Trump administration is Jack: “leading” with fear and performative cruelty. MAGA is the boys who follow Jack, whether through fear (like all the media that pays Trump’s extortion fee) or through a vicarious delight in witnessing cruelty.
July 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
We are living in Lord if the Flies. The Trump administration is Jack: “leading” with fear and performative cruelty. MAGA is the boys who follow Jack, whether through fear (like all the media that pays Trump’s extortion fee) or through a vicarious delight in witnessing cruelty.
This is one of the least celebrate-able 4ths in US History. It’s hard to think about liberty and justice when those are offered to some, not all. #biguglybill
July 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This is one of the least celebrate-able 4ths in US History. It’s hard to think about liberty and justice when those are offered to some, not all. #biguglybill