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erica-sw-mama.bsky.social
@erica-sw-mama.bsky.social
Mama, social worker, democrat, feminist
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April 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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BREAKING: Sen. Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech in history.

WATCH LIVE NOW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Nf...
April 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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“How much more can we endure before we, in a collective chorus of conviction in our country, say enough is enough.”

Senator Cory Booker, D-N.J., passes the 18 hour mark in his marathon Senate speech slamming the Trump administration.

WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Nf...
April 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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When the best scientists in the country resign because their expertise is overridden by nincompoops, you can be sure that the future outlook of that country is extremely bleak. That country is America.
March 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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The lives of American troops - and every American life - depends on the people in charge of our government taking their responsibilities seriously. But again and again, including with the incompetence that came to light today, they are demonstrating the opposite.

My full interview here:
Pete Responds Live to Trump Admin’s Major Security Failure
YouTube video by Pete Buttigieg
www.youtube.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Unique to America, our health care system is designed not to make people well, but to make CEOs & wealthy stockholders incredibly rich. The result: We have the highest infant mortality rate of any wealthy country on earth. How cruel, how immoral is that? We need Medicare for All.
March 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.

11,000 people showed up.

Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
Overflow crowd for Bernie/AOC rally in Greeley, CO — the small one today, big one is in Denver later
March 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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The Trump administration has terminated a U.S.-funded initiative that documents alleged Russian war crimes, including a sensitive database detailing the mass deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia, according to U.S. officials.
Trump terminates program tracking mass abductions of Ukrainian children
Observers fear the move has compromised evidence of war crimes by Russian officials and will hinder efforts to rescue thousands of missing Ukrainian children.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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People are being shipped(not deported) out the country with NO due process. All the while, accused rapist and Human traffickers like the friggin Tate brothers are allowed entry and handshakes. And this is supposed to be the "justice" their administration(regime) has championed! Twilight Zone.
March 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Are you paying ATTENTION, yet? 👇

Well, are you?!

Better start. ✨
March 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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oh this is a big mystery
Gifted | Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put an end to Black History Month and other celebrations of identity. But St. Patrick's Day got a pass, and some are asking why. The questions come from the troops as well as administration critics. www.expressnews.com/news/article...
Hegseth's ban on cultural celebrations gave St. Patrick's Day a pass
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put an end to cultural awareness events throughout the military. But the Irish holiday got a green light, and some wonder why.
www.expressnews.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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March 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Trump called to imprison his opponents in a speech at the DOJ today, labeling his courtroom opponents “scum,” judges “corrupt” and the prosecutors who investigated him “deranged."
Trump calls for imprisoning his opponents in bellicose speech at Justice Department
He labeled his courtroom opponents “scum,” judges “corrupt” and the prosecutors who investigated him “deranged.”
www.politico.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website, part of an effort across the Defense Department to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.
Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans
Pentagon leaders have ordered that their websites and social media pages remove articles and images that “promote” DEI.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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When R.F.K., Jr., says that Americans are “the sickest people on earth,” he does not acknowledge that the nations at the top of the health-care rankings all have two things he doesn’t like: universal health care and comprehensive vaccine programs.
The Dangers of R.F.K., Jr.,’s Measles Response
The H.H.S. Secretary has touted over-the-counter remedies and stressed that the decision to vaccinate is “personal.”
www.newyorker.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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U.S. citizen child recovering from brain cancer deported to Mexico with undocumented parents www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
U.S. citizen child recovering from brain cancer deported to Mexico with undocumented parents
The Texas family was on their way to an emergency medical checkup, they said, when they were detained at an immigration checkpoint.
www.nbcnews.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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March 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Breaking News: The Justice Department’s pardon attorney said she was fired one day after refusing to recommend that Mel Gibson’s gun rights be restored.
Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights
Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, said that she was not told why she was dismissed, but that as events unfolded she feared they might lead to her firing.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Ontario slaps 25% increase on electricity exports to the U.S. in response to Trump's trade war
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Ontario slaps 25% increase on electricity exports to the U.S. in response to Trump's trade war
The surcharge is in addition to Canada's retaliatory tariffs on orange juice, peanut butter, coffee, appliances, footwear, cosmetics, motorcycles and some pulp and paper products.
www.nbcnews.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Stay focused!
March 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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While Trump & Musk DOGE cut the federal workforce and federal contracts leaving THOUSANDS of Americans UNEMPLOYED, Elon Musk & his family are flying for FREE on Air Force.

MUSK is a BILLIONAIRE!! Why are OUR taxes paying for this? THIS is fraud, waste, & abuse.

tribune.com.pk/story/253234...
Elon Musk’s use of Air Force One with family sparks backlash over ‘government waste’ | The Express Tribune
Photos of Elon Musk, his mother, and son on Air Force One with Trump fuel criticism over government spending concerns.
tribune.com.pk
March 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Nothing screams HYPOCRITE quite like Trump complaining about & gutting school loan forgiveness for grads dedicated to service & bettering our communities while he’s had HUNDREDS of MILLIONS in debt forgiven due bankruptcy 6 times.

tinyurl.com/r6nkkz3j
Report: Trump Had Over $280 Million In Debt Forgiven And Avoided Paying Taxes On Most Of It
The debt largely came from his Chicago tower.
tinyurl.com
March 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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What a wonderful idea…👇

Let’s. Do. This. ✨
March 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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March 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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“Those nasty Canadians are ripping us off and are controlled by Mexican cartels. They’re poisoning us with fentanyl and need to become the 51st state or they will pay a high price” is a belief that literally ZERO Americans had six weeks ago. It’s entirely invented from scratch.
March 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM